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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

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Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 136

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    in groups. It is said that the cuckoo departs when she sees the first hay cock.
    The nests of the thrushes and blackbirds are found in bushes. Sparrows' and swallows' build their nests in the eves of houses. The corncrake chooses a quiet place in tall grass to lay her eggs. The 'robins' nests are fashioned from moss and lined with cow's hair. The blackbird and thrush prefer hay which they mak firm with mud. The swan's nest is made of weeds and water grass. Each bird sits three weeks on her eggs. If boys rob birds' nests they are told that their eyes will be pecked out by the birds.
    The curlews cry foretells bad weather. If the weather is bad the swallows do not arrive early,
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    Topics
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballydonnell, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydonnell, Co. Kilkenny