School: Kilfenora (B.) (roll number 2155)

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1. Ainmhithe Allta (continued)

   

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   hop into his burrow. Skins of rabbits are useful to make furs. A weasel is very dangerous. He kills fish, rabbits, hares, and rats. The old people say that his spit is poisonous. The weasel always hops from one place to another.

   

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2. Áitainmneacha

   

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   Mooher na gCeardta = There was a forge there long ago and it was in that mooher. Mooher na Scoile = There was a school in that place long ago and there is where the boys used to play. Russian = There was a lot of rushes growing there and all the people around called it Russian. Ladysmith = There was a smiths house there and a lady came to live in it and then the people called it Ladysmith. Lios na ghceann = There is a big lump of stones and sticks there and fairys used to be seen in the top of it and the people called it Lios na gceann. Caher Mic knoctain. = There was a house there and a caher and a man lived in the house called Mic knocktain and the people called it Caher Mic knoctian.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Location

   Kilfenora, Co. Clare

   Collector

   Seán Mac Giolla Dé

   Gender

   Male