Ancient Ireland was such a healthy place no poisonous plant could grow and cattle had to be restrained from over-eating in case they burst! In early Irish legend it wasn't St. Patrick who expelled the snakes from Ireland, but Moses! A frog foretold the victory of the Normans in Ireland, the last wolf in Ireland was killed in Carlow in 1786, a cure for burns was to be licked by a person who had licked a lizard. This compilation of folklore, legends, and history relating to animals in Ireland includes description of their relations with people and being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today.