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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

Location:
An Lorgain, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0323

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    there would be no luck in the the house they are in. The robin build its nest in thatch and the swallow build its nest on the roofs of houses and the cuckoo does not build any nest of his own but he hunts other birds out of their own nests and take is for herself
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
        1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Baile Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    Michael Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    An Baile Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe