School: Caladh na Feirsde (roll number 13481/2)

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   A Story Long ago there was a man living in Castlemaine. The fox came one night and carried away a couple of his ducks. He came the second night and he did the same. This man lived in a small house and he had a bed near the fire made of straw. He brought the ducks into his own house. The next night the fox came as usual. He made a hole in the door for the fox to come in through. He came in and the man was near the fire. He made no noise until he got the fox in the middle of the floor. He started at walloping him and the fox made a drive to throw the straw into the fire, and the man had to let him out. Only for leaving him out he would have set fire to the hose. I got the above from my mother Julia Clifford. Michael Griffin, Tinnahalla, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

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   AT0067**: Fox Caught by Butcher

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Griffin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tinnahally, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Julia Clifford

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tinnahally, Co. Kerry