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School: Lismacaffry

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Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 373

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    The names of the birds of this district are; robin, wren, blackbird, thrush, sparrow, stone-checker, goldfinch, jay, bog-lark, crow, seagull, curlew, crane, hawk, magpie, stair, linnet, tom-tit, stone-hammer, jackdaw, water-hen, wild-duck, wild goose, swan, grouse, padridge, pheasant, owl, pigeon, snipe, chaffinch, woodcock, swallow, cuckoo and corn-crake migrate. They go away from us in the winter to foreign lands and come back to us in Summer. The wild geese are seen in the
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Carrigy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Chancery, Co. Westmeath