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School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)

Location:
Bilboa, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 074

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    and go towards the north it is regarded as a sign of fine weather. When the curlew fly around the hills giving their peculiar cry it is a sign of rain. When the plover scre[?]ch loudly it is a sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Buffanoka District

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    The townsland of Buffanoka is in the parish of Cappamore in the barony of Coonagh. It is not far from Bilboa N.S. There are nine families living in it. The most common names are Gleeson and Doyle. There are thirty-nine people living in this townsland. There are two thatched houses and seven slated ones. Buffanoka is so called because it is full of thistles.
    There are only two people over seventy living in Buffanoka, Mrs. M. Gleeson and Mr. J. Doyle. They used the Irish words which are commonly used in the district. Some of these are:-
    Sciollán
    Cipín
    Sugán
    Garsún
    Brosna
    Meitheal
    Puisín
    A Stór
    Alanna
    Mo Chroidhe
    A Chuisle
    Cioróg
    Ciarán
    Banbh
    Ciseán
    Máilín
    Tuaiplis
    Óinseac
    Amadán
    Leipreacán
    Luidín
    Gabhail
    Bacac
    Bogán
    Glugar
    Caibín
    Puicín
    Scollap
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Buffanoky, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Mary Smee
    Gender
    Female