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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 03_012

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    Foxes rabbits badgers hares weasels squirrels are still to be seen about here. The fox is clever and plays many tricks. He comes to the farmyard at night when the farmer is not out an steals somee fowl and brings them to the young foxes.Then the small and big does have a good feed. He has a big den under ground if you look into the foxes den you will see a big pile of feathers. There is den near our village and therer is a dead fox in it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Edward Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo