School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

Location:
Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. 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
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Phelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosconnell Glebe, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Phelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosconnell Glebe, Co. Laois
  2. 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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