School: Dunmore, Kilkenny (roll number 4331)
- Location:
- Dunmore, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: M. Ó Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0863, Page 251
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- Sí Cuaicinh barr an t-sleibhe í agus is binne na an cuac í.
These words have been sing about this lovely bird that visits us on the end of Spring each year.There are many stories I heard about this lovely bird all showing him to be a first-class rogue.To begin his deceit he builds no nest and the hen never hatches out her young.The cuckoo has a servant or slanes bird to do the hatching.She fools many birds to do this work for her but the one most often fooled is the tit lark.
Michael Stapelton
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Dunmore
Kilkenny
- Informant
- Michael Stapleton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Dunmore, Co. Kilkenny
- (continued from previous page)The hen bird is still called céarseac in these parts
