School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

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   as a warning for rain and the seagull flies inland.
   The boys are told if they rob a nest the bird forsakes it.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   The commonest birds in our district are: the crow, jackdaw, robin, lark, linnet, blackbird, wren, sparrow and the thrush etc. The swallow and the cuckoo go away to other countries in the cold weather and return in the spring. The sparrow builds in the eaves of houses. The swallow builds in the rafters of outhouses. The crow makes its nest on top of a high tree, but the cuckoo seldom builds, only lays in another other bird's nest. The pigeon lays white eggs, and sits on them for three weeks. The sparrow lays speckled eggs, and the bird sits on them for nearly three weeks, also.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Marie O' Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr J. O' Brien

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloyne, Co. Cork