School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)
- Location:
- Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0368
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- (continued from previous page)was a weasel nest where he was mowing. When he was coming near the nest the weasel went to where the jug and poisoned the drink. When the man came near the nest he took the nest and mowed there he left the nest back again to the same place. When the weasel saw that she went and spilled the water that was in the jug. The ways the man would not get poisoned when he did not touch the nest.
There was a man scattering turf once in the bog and a weasel used to come every day to his jacket. He had a dog with him this day. The dog lied near the jacket. When the weasel came the dog killed him. It was not long until five or six more weasels came and carried him and buried him like a person. The man had to leave the bog with fear.
The fox is a very wise animal he kills and eat every kind of food. When he kills fowl in the fowl house he very often cannot come out of some he lies down as if he was dead until he gets a chance to run away. The he run off to his den.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Donelan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Peter Donelan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
