School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

Location:
Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 052

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  1. Bird Lore
    The thrush is a brownish bird. It lays four or five eggs. The thrush never leaves the country. It builds its nest from clay to moss and sticks and it builds its nest in a bush or in a tree.
    The robin is a grey bird with a red breast. When a robin comes into the house it is a sign of snow. The robin builds its nest in a mossey ditch or in a bush.
    It lays five eggs. It builds its nest from moss and clay. The swallow is a greyish which bird. It builds its nest from feathers, moss, sticks and clay.
    It goes to Africa in the Winter and
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Moulton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mary Fowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumlease, Co. Leitrim