School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)
- Location:
- Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 269
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- The robin is the most common bird found in our district and it stays with us a whole year round. The bird generally builds its nest in a grassy bank or fence. The nest is made of moss dry grass and hair and almost hidden in the place where it is built. The eggs are white and are fairly thickly covered with little brown spots, it takes about two weeks for the eggs to hatch.Weather can be judged by the behaviour of certain birds for instance when swallows fly high in the air it is supposed to lead to good weather and if they keep close to the ground, bad weather is expected.The yellow hammer when calling is supposed to say “A little bit of bread with new cheese” When the Lapwing (Peewit) is calling it says “peewit” and that is why is is sometimes called the “Peewit”.
- Collector
- Ben C. Stronge
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- W Stronge
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
