Scoil: Drummond

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1. Bird-Lore

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   The birds most commonly seen in this district are; the blackbird, thrush, robin, wren, magpie, crow, and starlings or blackstairs. The blackbird builds its nest in the bushes in the fields. The thrush builds its nest in the bushes also, and she lays five eggs in it. The blackbird lays the same number The robin lays five and sometimes six speckled eggs. The wren is a very small creature, but she makes a very big nest of horse hair and hay padded inside with wool - and so it is very cosy. The wren lays the full of her nest. The magpie is a very bold bird, and builds its nest in the treetops. The nest is made from grass and hay plastered inside with mud. They lay from two to three eggs. These are very big.
   The magpie would kill chickens just as the hawk does. The crow builds its nest in the treetops as well as the magpie. The nest is made from little bits of sticks. A crow would pick anything and bring it to the nest. Sometimes the crow builds its nest in chimney tops. There is a great tradition of how the robin got its red breast. When Our Lord was dying

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   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
         1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Mary B. Irwin

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Poll an Mhóintigh, Co. Loch Garman

   Faisnéiseoir

   John Behan

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   Fireann

   Seoladh

   An Baile Liath, Co. Loch Garman