School: Béal Átha Uisce (roll number 4836)
- Location:
- Felane West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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- There are alot of wild animals such as:- The rabbit, the hare, the fox, the porcupine, the deer, the goat, the badger, the rat, the mouse, the weasel, and the Ferret.The Rabbit:- He makes a burrow in the ground and when there are alot of burrows together the place is called a rabbit warrenThe Hare:- He makes his seat in the heath and on the mountain. When the enemy is after him he runs up a hill, because he can run up hill better than any other animalThe Fox:- He makes his den under a rock. He does alot of harm in the farm. He kills fowl and young lambsThe Goat:- He lives on the mountain. When dogs hunt him the trick he has is to go up a steep rock. The Weasel:- He makes his nest in a hole in the fence. He does alot of harm to the farm He kills hens, chickens and he sucks eggs The Badger:- He makes his den under a rock or in a hole in the ground. When the dogs go into his den it is very hard to get him out because he tears(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Mhurchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanavallyleigh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Quinlán O Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Shanavallyleigh, Co. Cork
