1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna

School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 155

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 155

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna
  2. XML Page 155
  3. XML “Bird-Lore”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    The magpie builds her nest in a high tree from sticks and mud. She lays 6 white eggs and sits on them 4 weeks. The magpie was once a whole black bird. One day she was invited to a party and she began to nibble at the dainties. The maid was so enraged that she began to scold her. The magpie began to twitter about. The maid threw a jug of milk after her and ever since she is a white and black bird.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford