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School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 640

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    came and tried to pick out a thorn and a drop of blood fell on its breast and since then it has a red breast.
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    The birds found commonly in my district in the parish of Kanturk, in the barony of Duhallow, in the county of Cork, are, the blackbird, wren, robin, finch, starling, pickapple and sparrow. The sparrows go to some other part of the country when the cold days come.
    The blackbird builds its nest in bushes; and the robin on the side of a ditch; and the wren in a hedge.
    The people tell the boys, that if they rob bird's nests, that sores will come on their skin. They would be also told, that the birds
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greenfield, Co. Cork