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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 046

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  1. How Part of Co. Leitrim Was Lost

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    How part of Co Leitrim was lost.
    Many years ago Co. Leitrim was over run by foxes and in order to exterminate them, the landlords offered five shillings for every dead fox brought to them. The landlord for what northern part of Co. Leitrim in which the district of Blacklion was than situated, refused to pay for a fox, which was killed in that district.
    The Leitrim tenant brought his dead fox across the Cavan border to the landlord there who willingly paid him his five shillings for the dead fox.
    On hearing where the fox was killed and that the Leitrim landlord refused his reward
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aggie O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs. O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim