School: Clashaganny (roll number 8051)

Location:
Clashaganny, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Albert Flanagan
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  3. XML “A Story about a Weasel”
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  2. Years ago a farmer was reclamping turf in the bog. A short time before his dinner he discovered a weasel's nest in the bottom of one of the clamps. In the meantime his two little sons came with his dinner. The father went to a comfortable place near to eat his dinner. Before he went he told his sons about the nest. They went immediately to the nest and seeing such a strange thing as a weasel's nest which contained four or five young weasel's, they came to the conclusion that it would be great sport. for
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