Scoil: Bán Riabhach, Old Leighlin

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Bird-Lore (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   remark that it is not lucky to meet an odd magpie. There is also another remark.
   "One for good luck
   Two for a chance
   Three for a wedding
   And four for a dance."
   The cuckoo athough she brings us good tidings is very lazy. She builds no nest. She lays her eggs in other bird's nests and they hatch them. The wren is the king of all birds. She generally lays eighteen eggs and hatches them. The wild pigeon is very jealous of her when she is cooing you could distinctly understand her saying. "The wren with the full of her nest and my two, two, two." When the wren died. The crow the lark and the sparrow and all the wild birds collected together to know who would make the grave for her.
   "I will" said the crow
   "With my big long toe"
   "I will" said the sparrow,

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

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

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Margaret Mc Donald

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Seanleithghlinn, Co. Cheatharlach

   Faisnéiseoir

   Miss K. Mc Donald

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   60

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Seanleithghlinn, Co. Cheatharlach