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School: Cor Bealaigh

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Corbally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Marcacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 014

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 014

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    on animals backs, especially the sheep and the ass and eat the ticks that are in their skin.
    It is supposed to be a sign that the animal is going to die. It is a sign of good luck if a robin comes into the house.
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  2. Stories of Birds

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    One day we noticed that in our farm-yard the turkey and the turkey-cock kept continually picking at a hen's head. In the evening we found the hen dead and we thought them very cruel. Afterwards we found out from our neighbour that if the turkey had not killed the hen all the other hens would die with the disease. We were very thankful to the turkey
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick John Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathglass, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr James Queenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathglass, Co. Sligo