School: Carrigeencor (roll number 10826)
- Location:
- Carrigeencor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Annie Gillmor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 065
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- The bird that "at Heaven's gate sings," is a little brown fellow, but he and the rest of his family in spite of his plain appearance, are renowned as songsters. The skylark soars until he fades from view, and only his melody wafted downwards tells of his onward flight. Then still fluttering and singing he comes again into sight, swinging in wide aerial circuits until, his song ended, he sinks to the earth nest where among the grasses his little mate is waiting for his return. These birds multiply rapidly. Each pair will rear several broods of from three to five birds in a season.
- Collector
- Mrs Annie Gillmor
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
