School: Clún na Gaoithe (roll number 8740)
- Location:
- Cloongee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Héaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 336
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- (continued from previous page)turning round and round and the hens keep looking down at him and when he is at that for a while the hens get dizzy looking down at him and fall down and then he catches them and brings them away to his den and eats them. There is an old saying"As cute as a pet fox" The fox does very much damage by killing fowl but his fur is vaulable because ladies wear it around their necks to keep themselves warm. Before the ladies wear it they get it cured.
The Rat
The rat lives on the side of a hill near a house and he makes a hole in the hill or sometimes in a stack of oats and the farmers say they would rather see the rat than the mouse in their oats beause the mouse does more damage and while the rat is there the mouse will be away from the stack of oats.
Badger
The badger eats rabbits and he lives in a hole in the wood. If the badger catches
