1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Teampall Mhuire

School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 053

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 053

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Teampall Mhuire
  2. XML Page 053
  3. XML “Weasels”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Weasels

    Share Share Post
    The Weasles are very sore animals. They will not injure or harm you unless you interfere with them. If you throw stones at one of them (and), they will whistle for their comrades. If they attack you, your life is in danger as weaseles suck your blood.
    There is a story told about a man who was making, mowing hay in the meadow field. He had a can of water left in the meadow for the day was very hot and he might be thirsty. He was cutting with all his might and accidently he cut a nest of weaseles.
    The old weasel was
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Cartún, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Annie Lynn
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Cartún, Co. Mhaigh Eo