School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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  1. Once a farmer had a horse who was an excellent worker for him and now he had grown too old to work. The farmer would give him nothing to eat and said "I want you no longer so take yourself off out of my stable and I shall not take you until you are stronger than a lion." Then he opened the door and turned him off.
    The horse went off and wandered up and down in a wood seeking "some" little shelter from the wind and rain.
    Presently a fox met him
    "What's the matter my friend?" Said he.
    "Why do you hang down your head and
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0047A: The Fox (Bear, etc) Hangs by his Teeth to the Horse's Tail, Hare's Lip
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown or Donnageaga, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Bridget Duffy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Brownstown or Donnageaga, Co. Mayo