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School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 442

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    One night a fox entered a hen cabin through a hole in the door. He killed and ate as much hens as he possibly could and when he tried to make his escape through the hole in the door he found he was too fat. He lay down on the floor of the cabin and he pretended he was dead. Next morning when the farmer went to let out his hens he saw the fox lying on the floor of the cabin and he thought he was dead. He
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Folktales index
    AT0041: The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    William Dowd
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway