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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Mainistir na Corann (roll number 512)

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Midleton, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Seosamh
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  1. An Old Mousetrap

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    Long ago the people had no mouse traps like we have at the present day. They got a large bowl and a broken eggcup or something like an eggcup. They filled this with hard bread which it was hard to get out.
    They laid the eggcup on the ground and laid the bowl on top of the edge of the eggcup which formed a hole for the mouse to go in. The opened side of the eggcup was turned in. If a mouse was around he scented the bread and went in under the basin. He tried to get the bread out of the eggcup and he shoved the eggcup from under the bowl and the bowl fell down and the mouse was caught inside.
    Given to Kitty Mac Carthy by
    Mr J Looney,
    Ballinacurra.
    Midleton.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr J. Looney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinacurra, Co. Cork