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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

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Cill Ghoibhreann, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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    water. He builds his nest high up on the side of the bank in case of a big flood would come and destroy it.
    The hedgehog is an animal that crawls along the ground. It is all covered over with sharp thorns Some people kill it and boil it and drink the soup of it for the whooping cough. Once a farmer had a lot of geese and one night the fox came, he brought them one by one to his den. At last the farmer heard him and he went out. When the fox saw him he lied down and the farmer thought he was dead so he went in home and the fox got away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
    Folktales index
    AT0001: The Theft of Fish
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tamhain Mhaol, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    Stephen Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tamhain Mhaol, Co. na Gaillimhe