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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 412

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    their young ones.
    When they are bringing a fowl back to the den. They catch it with their mouth and sling it over their back so they can gallop off at top speed. The fox is a class of a small dog with a short head and a small [?] ears. He is generally a reddish brown and has a long heavy bushy tail.
    When travelling through snow he always uses his bushy tail as a brush to [?] out his tracks in the snow in order to decieve any hunters who may be
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. foxes (~151)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo