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School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)

Location:
Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 123

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  1. Local Happenings (continued)

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    The wild birds that are most common about this district are-, the robin, the blackbird, the raven, the crow, the sea-full, the pea-wit, the crane, the wren, the sparrow, the pigeon, the lark, the swallow, the moorhen, the magpie, the thrush, the jack-daw, the cuckoo, and the corn-crake.
    All the birds that migrate from this country to a warmer climate are-, the swallow and the cuckoo. They come in the beginning of Summer, and go away when Winter is approaching.
    The robin builds her nest in a ditch sme makes it out of clay and moisture; she also lays four brown eggs.
    The swallow builds her nest in a barn, or in the eaves of houses. It is always so high that we cannot see what kind of eggs she lays.
    The cuckoo lays an egg in some other birds nest, and that bird hatches it for the cuckoo.
    If boys rob birds nests it is said that they shall be left without a house when they are in
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  2. Bird-Lore

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    The wild birds that are most common about this district are-, the robin, the blackbird, the raven, the crow, the sea-gull, the pea-wit, the crane, the wren, the sparrow, the pigeon, the lark, the swallow, the moorhen, the magpie, the thrush, the jack-daw, the cuckoo, and the corn-crake.
    All the birds that migrate from this country to a warmer climate are-, the swallow and the cuckoo. They come in the beginning of Summer, and go away when Winter is approaching.
    The robin builds her nest in a ditch she makes it out of clay and moisture; she also lays four brown eggs.
    The swallow builds her nest in a barn, or in the eaves of houses. It is always so high that we cannot see what kind of eggs she lays.
    The cuckoo lays an egg in some other birds nest, and that bird hatches it for the cuckoo.
    If boys rob birds nests it is said that they shall be left without a house when they are in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mac Menamin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Egglybane, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Mac Menamin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Egglybane, Co. Donegal