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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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  1. The Ferret

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    In some parts of the country people keep ferrits. They are very useful animals for they would go into a burrow and kill all the rabbits they would come up to. A wild one is very wicked and it would kill a great deal of hens and ducks.
    There are very few wild ones to be seen.
    Some of the old people in Caherlistrane say that there is a cure in the food it leaves after it for the whooping cough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Dowde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway