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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

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Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 222

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    A cock once said to a hen "the nuts are ripe now, and let us (to g) together to the hills and eat all we can of them before the squirreles get them. The hen agreed.
    So they went together to the hills, and as it was a bright day they stopped until evening. Now I dont know whether they had become proud, but the hen would not go home on foot, and the cock had to build a little carriage out of the nut shells. As (it was) soon as it was ready the hen sat herself in it and said to the cock you can harness yourself to it. "You are very kind" said he, but
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0130: The Animals in Night Quarters
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Rourke
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo