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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0303

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    The first that goes from us or comes back is the water hen. She builds her nest on the banks of the laughs. She never comes back without a companion along with her. The first thing she does when the young ones come out is to put them into the water and teach them how to swim.
    The starling is a wild bird. A pair of starlings come every year and build their nests in the water pipe of the school. The hawk is able to conquer most of the birds.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Neil Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway