School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)
- Location:
- Cross, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Mac Niocail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0102, Page 393
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- (continued from previous page)wedding and they used have sheaves of straw and make a big fire of them outside the house where the wedding used be.
- The wild duck, pheasant, partridge, snipe, curlew, crane, pigeon, seagull, woodcock, cuckoo, swallow, water hen, hawk, green plover, and swans are to be found in this district. The cuckoo and swallow migrate. The wild duck sits on her eggs for four weeks. If swallows fly low it is a sign of rain and when they fly high it is a sign of fine weather.
The way the robin got its red(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Cummins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortacurra, Co. Mayo
