Long ago a duck and a hen got a bit of meat each and when the hen got her bit she ate it and when the duck got it she greased herself with it and then ate it and that is why the water runs off the duck's back when she gets wet.

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Allenwood school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0774/2/28

 Allenwood [Vol. 0774, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Kildare Schools

Story text

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Allenwood  [duchas:4741252]

Long ago a duck and a hen got a bit of meat each and when the hen got her bit she ate it and when the duck got it she greased herself with it and then ate it and that is...

Allenwood  [duchas:4741253]

why the water runs off the duck's back when she gets wet.

Resource description

Origin information
Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 132-133
Volume 0774
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó Clúmháin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture--Talmhaíocht
School location
Allenwood Fiodh Alúine Allenwood Kilmeage Connell Kildare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4783450
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0774/2/28

Suggested credit
"Long ago a duck and a hen got a bit of meat each and when the hen got her bit she ate it and when the duck got it she greased herself with it and then ate it and that is why the water runs off the duck's back when she gets wet."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_4783450>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Seán Ó Clúmháin.
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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