School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 490
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- 10. People used to catch birds by sticking a bush in a field where there were black-heads because it was there the birds used to resort mostly. They used to put bird-lime on the twigs of the bush and they used also put some birds in a cage to attract the other birds with their songs. When the birds outside used to hear the cage-birds singing they would fly to this bush and sing on it along with cage-birds. When they would try to go they could not because they were fastened(continues on next page)
