School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 256
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The crane builds her nest in the bank of a river or in a log. She lays six brown eggs. She builds her nest of twigs and leaves, and when a small bird would go near he nest she would roar because she would be afraid of it. It is the sign of fine weather to see her flying up the river or to see her flying high in the air
- The cuckoo goes off to another country in winter, and comes back in Summer. She never builds her nest but she lays her eggs in anothers birds nest and the hatches the eggs for three week. Then the little birds has to feed the birds. The cuckoo never feeds the bird and thats why the little bird follows the cuckoo
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