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School: Banagher (B.)

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Banagher, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maoilchéire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 434

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 434

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    all birds" by all the other birds because he flew the highest. This is an old rhyme about the wren. It is said on St. Stephen's Day; when the boys in this district go from house to house with a dead wren, and gather pennies.
    The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
    St. Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze
    Although he was small, his family was great
    So, get up Larry, and give us a treat.
    The cuckoo comes to this district about the end of April. It is a custom of hers to lay her eggs in another bird's nest. When the young cuckoo grow a little, they are usually too strong for the other birds and push them out of the nest, and kill them.
    Another bird that comes about the same time as the cuckoo, is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James J. Mulhare
    Gender
    Male