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School: Killashandra (C.) Convent

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Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. M. Cornillius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 173

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    made him desperate.He rushed off once more hoping to succeed but in vain. Overcome with weariness he sat down and fell asleep. Soon the cocks began to crow and day break found him just beside the gate.
    Told by Mrs Donoghue
    Kinkeel
    Killeshandra
    Co. Cavan
    Nuala Donoghue
    Kinkeel
    Killeshandra
    Co. Cavan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Once upon a time a creature named a crab was in Ireland. There were also foxes in Ireland at that time. One day a fox and a crab
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0275: The Race of the Fox and the Crayfish
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Burns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumhillagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mary A. Burns
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Drumhillagh, Co. Cavan