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School: Tír na Móna (roll number 10441)

Location:
Tirnamona, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Blackburn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 261

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 261

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  1. Birds Common in this District

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    Migratory
    Swallow
    Cuckoo
    Starling
    Corncrake
    May [?] thrush
    Other Birds
    Robin
    partridge
    Magpie
    wren
    sparrow
    blackbird
    wagtail
    hawk
    waterhen
    lark
    pheasant
    woodcock
    owl
    tom-tit
    jack daw
    thrush
    pigeon
    goldfinch
    crow
    wild duck
    snipe
    swan
    bluebonnet
    crane
    curlew
    peewit
    baldry
    wild goose
    It is considered unlucky to rob a swallow's nest. To shoot a swan, or a robin. Before death, the wagtail comes and picks at the window every morning.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Wallace Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mr Wallace
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mullyera, Co. Monaghan