School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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    scrape out the earth with their front paws and throw it back with the hind ones. They eat green grass and oats. Therefore, they do a lot of harm to the farmer.
    The hare lives under the rocks in the mountain. He eats rough grass of the mountain. He seldom comes to the fields for he never leaves the hill.
    The badger lives in a den in the wood. He often kills a lot of hens on the farmer if he gets into a fowl house by night.
    The fox also lives in a den in the
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Gealbhain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreenagarig, Co. Cork