School: Cnoc an Chláraigh, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 14002)
- Location:
- Knockaclarig, Co. Cork
- Teacher: David Ó Ceallacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0356, Page 470
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- (continued from previous page)chimneys or on the rafters of cow houses or barns. The nest is made in the shape of a basin. It is made of mud with straw through it and lined with soft grass and feathers.
The swallow lays from 5 to 7 eggs They are white with brown spots The swallow goes to Africa in October
The Robin
When our Lord was drying on the cross The Robin and picked some of the thorns that were on his head The blood of Our Lords head got on his breast and that is why he has a red breast
The Wren
Why the wren is hunted on St Stephens day
When St Stephen was escaping from prison The Jaoler was asleep but the wren flew into the Jaolers face and woke him up
The House-Martin
A bird like the swallow but has white feathers on his tail He arrives in this country in the middle of April They fix up the old nests they had the year before and lay their eggs in them They make their nests under the caves of houses of wet mud The nest is closed all round except a smll hole where the bird can go in and out There is a line of soft grass or moss in the middle of the nest The house-martin lays about 5 eggs of a white colour There are no spots on her egg The house-martins leave Ireland early in October
