The Irish people hate magpies for they say they were never seen in Ireland until Cromwell came over from England.

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Knockerra (C.), Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0629/2/6

 Knockerra (C.), Killimer [Vol. 0629, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Clare Schools

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Knockerra (C.), Killimer  [duchas:4878947]

The Irish people hate magpies for they say they were never seen in Ireland until Cromwell came over from England.

The Irish people say that the weasels were the cats the Danes had for keeping their houses clear of rats and mice.

If you leave an egg out in the name of the weasel where it can get it easily it will be grateful that it will not kill your chickens or goslings.

If the weasels spit fell on you, you would die. The weasel can hear what we say about him. While there is a weasel near a house no rats or mice  will be seen around it.

Resource description

Origin information
Knockerra, Co. Clare
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 210
Volume 0629
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Eibhlín Ní Cholgain.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Folk belief--Creidiúint choiteann
Animals--Folklore
Animal-lore--Seanchas ainmhithe
School location
Knockerra Cnoc Dhoire Kilrush Moyarta Clare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5080950
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0629/2/6

Suggested credit
"The Irish people hate magpies for they say they were never seen in Ireland until Cromwell came over from England."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_5080950>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Eibhlín Ní Cholgain.
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.

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