School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 053
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- The Starling is a plentiful bird in this country & they go away in the Winter & come back in the Summer. The Starling build her nest in an old wall or in a hole in a tree.
The crow is another very common bird she builds her nest on the very top of a tree and she lays a very big egg.
The Swallow is another bird that goes in the winter & comes in the Summer.
When the Swallow is flying low it is the sign of rain.
- Collector
- Agnes Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bodal, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Neary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Clashwilliam, Co. Kilkenny
