School: Doohamlet
- Location:
- Doohamlat, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0936, Page 277
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The (Rewn) Wren
The rewn wren builds its nest in a bush with a roof on top of it. It is said if any body kills a rewn wren on St Stephen's Day that person will have bad luck all their life.
The Crow
The crow builds its nest on the top of a high tree. It starts to build on the first of March, and if the first of March is on a Sunday, it waits until Monday.
The crow lays four eggs.
- An Appendix.
If a person had an appanedix long ago an other person would put a hot lid to it, and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Pat Morgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doohamlat, Co. Monaghan
