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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 15_077

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    Foxes, hares, badgers, weasels, squirrels, and rabbits are stil found in this cantry. These animals are still found in woods & mountains. Foxes live in dens under ground. The feed on hens and ducks and other fowl. One night a fox went in threw a window in Byrns hen-house and kill all the hens when he went to get out he could not because he had to mush eaten & the window
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo