School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab

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   when rain is approaching. The curlew's nest is supposed to be never found because St. Patrick blessed the Curlew when he was asleep by the bank of the river, the curlew saved him from being drowned.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   The following are the names of the wild birds in this district:- the blackbird; the Thrush; the Wren; the Tomtit; the Swallow; the Seagull; the Wrenbriar; the Goldfinch; the Yellowhammer; the Applepicker; the Sparrow; the Curlew; the lark; the Rook; the Magpie; the black diver; Judy the Bogs; the Circeen; the Linnet; the Tree Hopper; the Corncrake; the Cuckoo; Snipe; and the Ploover.
   The Cuckoo and the Swallow are two migrating birds. The blackbird builds its nest in briars and ivy, and the Thrush in the same place. The Wren builds its nest mostly in bushes. The Robin builds its nest in a hole in a ditch. The Sparrow builds its nest in eaves. The swallow builds its nest on houses. The lark builds its nest in a field on the ground.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Frank Coughlan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballydehob, Co. Cork