School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)
- Location:
- Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Liam Mac Coiligh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 400
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- Once upon a time a fox was talking to a Hedgehog and the Fox said to his animal that he was not good for anything.
So the Hedgehog challenged the fox for a race in a potato furrow. There were two Hedgehogs in. When they were ready the hedgehog said to the Fox "do it and at it now" and the two jumped into the furrow. When the Hedgehog that was in the end of the Furrow heard the two above starting, he jumped up out of the furrow and was there when the fox went down. The fox was there before him. So the two of them started again and the Hedgehog above jumped up on the headland and when the Fox went he was codded again. And at last he found out and he went away from them
- Collector
- Sean Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Westmeath
