School: Loch an Cheanntaigh (Loughkent), Cathair Dhúin Iascaigh

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   hatch them. Some wild birds eat the cabbage on the farmer. The robin is a very small bird with a red breast. She builds her nest in a hole in the ditch. She lays about seven eggs. It takes the robin about a fortnight to hatch her eggs. When the robins are hatched you would hear them squeking in the nest when you would be passing the nest. When you would see a robin hopping from bush to bush with a snail in her mouth that's the sign the nest is near. There is a story told about the robin why she has such a red breast. When Our Lord was dying on the cross the robin came and perched on the cross and tried to pick out all the thorns from His Sacred Head. A drop of blood fell on the robin's breast and it was stained with blood and ever since the robin has a red breast. The hawk builds her nest in the ruins of old high castles and houses. The hawk lays about three eggs. It takes her about three weeks to hatch them. Then the hawk goes looking for food for the young ones. The hawk kills all sorts of birds to eat them. The hawk dont live on any other food but birds and ducks, turkeys, chickens, goslings, and also water hens. The hawk kills all those when they are young. The swallow builds her

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Morrissey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Knockannaveigh, Co. Tipperary