School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    be thirsty.
    Where he started working he left down his can. He had cut away for some distance when he came on a nest of weasels. He made a new nest and removed them. The old one was not in it.
    When she returned to the nest with food to the young ones she did not find the nest. So she was very angry when she did not find them. So she decided to have revenge on him in some way. She went to the can of water and put a poisonous
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo