School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)
- Location:
- Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 364
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- Bird Lore
From day to day we see a good many birds flying around. The birds we see often are Thrush, Swallow, Robin, Blackbird, Cuckoo, Crow, Jack-daw, Pigeon, Hawk, Magpie, Yellow Hammer, Curlew, Gold-finch, Snipe, Grey-plover, Seagull, Patridge, Pheasant, Peacock, Crane, Sparrow, Sky-lark, Starling, Owl, Corncrake, Wren, Chaffinch, Canary.
It is said if a sparrow flies low it is a sign of bad weather. The Jack-daw builds her nest in chimneys and bushes. Her eggs are blue.
The canary is a sage bird. The sky-lark builds her nest in long grass or in a furze.
Olive Raftery,
Cloverhill N.S.
Roscommon
Information received from:-
Mr. James Fannon (age 25)
Boxford,
Roscommon
- Collector
- Olive Raftery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr James Fannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 25
- Address
- Cams, Co. Roscommon
