School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Foxes, hares, badgers weasels and squirrels and rabbits are going around this part of the country. The fox is a very clever animal. There was once a fox and he was very clever. One morning this fox came to a certain man's farmyard and there was a hen house at the back of the house and there was a small window in it. The fox was big and fat and he could hardly get in the window but he pulled himself
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    James Ludden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Maggie Ludden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bellaburke, Co. Mayo