School: Cuar an Chláir (C)
- Location:
- Cooraclare, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Mháirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0631, Page 180
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- The fox , rabbit and hare, have become very numerous during recent years.
The fox does harm at night-time. The fox kills all classes of fowls, and he also kills young lambs. He never eats the flesh of any animal, only drink the blood. The people kill a lot of them, and they send away their hide to be manufactured, and they get it back what they can a fox-fur to wear over their shoulders.
The rabbit and hare does a lot of damage to the farmer, he eats all the farmers vegitables such as - cabbage, turnip,carrots, and parnsips.
The rabbit is very clever, he never comes out his borrow during the day, he comes out very early in the morning, and very late in the evening.
- Collector
- Brigid Hedigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacduane, Co. Clare
