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Abstract: Story collected by May Bourke, a student at Sruth Nua school (Ardnacally, Co. Mayo) from informant Mrs Sarah Walshe.

Original reference: 0104/2/18

Brún, Tomás de [Teacher]

Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht [Funder]

University College Dublin [Funder]

National Folklore Foundation [Funder]
Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [Funder]

Loading... School Sruth Nua [Vol. 0104, Chapter 0002]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

COLLECTOR: Bourke, May
Gender: female
Location: Cashel (Townland)
Newbrook (Electoral district)
Robeen (Civil parish)
Kilmaine (Barony)
Mayo (County)

INFORMANT: Walshe, Mrs Sarah
Relation: unknown
Gender: female
Age: 78
Location: Cashel (Townland)
Newbrook (Electoral district)
Robeen (Civil parish)
Kilmaine (Barony)
Mayo (County)

Story text TEI

transcribed at

Wild Animals [duchas:4352923]

301
 hedge hog is a very quiet animal. He stays in his nest all day and at night he searches for his prey.
He eats grass and if he got into an apple garden where apples would be on the ground he would roll himself in them then the apples would stick to his thorns. 
In this way he would carry a lot of apples. If he got a cow lying down at night he would suck her.
Up in Clooncormack there was a deep park where the used to keep deers
They people used to bring the deer about six miles from home and then let him out

Wild Animals [duchas:4352924]

302
The the would put hounds after him.
The deer would always make for home
The men would always be on horse back after them
May Bourke,
Castle,
Hollymount
Gor from
Mrs Sarah Walsh (78)
Castle
Hollymount

Resource description

Origin information: Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
Date created: [1937] – [1938]
Type of Resource: text
Physical description: p. 301-302
Volume 0104
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás de Brún.
Languages: English eng
Genre: Folktale
Subject: Animals--Folklore; Animal-lore--Seanchas ainmhithe
School location: Ardnacally Ard na Caillí Ardnacally Robeen Kilmaine Mayo
Location: https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4437618
Location: University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .
Original reference: 0104/2/18
Suggested credit: "Wild Animals"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4437618>
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Tomás de Brún.
Funding: Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source: Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.