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School: Gallow (roll number 8301)

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Gallow, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 313

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    Bird Lore
    18-1-1938
    The names of the birds common in this district:
    Songbirds: Blackbird, Thrush, Robin, Goldfinch, Chafffinch, Bullfinch, Greenlinnet, Skylark, Titlark.
    Birds that don't sing: Crow, Jackdaw, Hawk, Kesterel, Sparrowhawk, Yellow hammer, Black wren, Pheasant, Partridge, Magpie,Pidegeon, Starling, Willie wag tail. Great tit, Blue tit, Snipe, Woodcock, wren, curlew.
    Water birds: King Fisher, Heron, Wild goose, Wildduck, Waterhen, Swan.
    Birds of passage: The Swallows, Cuckoo and Corncrake come to this country in the summer. The Swallows come first
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coole, Co. Meath