School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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  1. The weasles are very sore animals. They will not inter-fere with any one unless they do some thing to them. If you throw stones at them they will whistle for help to draw one's blood if they catch them. They revenge on some other way if they don't catch you. They will come at night and kill all the hens. There is a story told about a man that was mowing meadow and he had a can of water with him for fear he would
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo