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School: Knockjames

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Knockjames, Co. Clare
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  1. A Fox's Trick

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    Once upon a time a fox came to the geeses house. He went into the house where the geese was, and he killed all the geese.
    When the women of the house got up in the morning she went out to let out the geese and when she opened the door all the geese were killed and the fox lying over dead in the house. She ran in and said that all her
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. foxes (~151)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Harrison
    Gender
    Female