School: Caisleán hAicéid

Location:
Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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  1. Names of wild animals in the district.
    1. The fox.
    2. The rabbit.
    3. The hare.
    4. The badger.
    5. The weasel.
    6. The rat
    7. The ferrit
    The fox.
    The fox is said to be the cleverest animal on earth. It is a very swift runner and few hounds are able to keep up with it.
    It lives in a big burrow called a den under the ground. When the hounds follow it, it runs into this hole for safety. It's food chiefly consists of hens, ducks geese, turkeys and lambs. It does a great deal of damage on the farmer because it steals a lot of his fowl.
    Many men follow it trying to shoot it because its skin makes a lovely fur for a woman's
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Biggera More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Hogan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Biggera More, Co. Galway