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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 395

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    her breast. When a batch of crows light on a green field they say that is the sign of storms. More say that when the birds fly near to you that there is going to be snow. One day a magpie went to show a crow how to build her nest and when they found a nice place they started to work and the magpie went on working and the crow began to differ with her and when she was half way the crow said, "I could do that myself." The magpie got vexed and flew away. So from that day to this the Magpie has a roof on her nest and the Crow has not.
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    The following was collected and transcribed into this book by Michael Creegan Cloncoose at the time working in 6th Standard. He procured it from his father Michael Creegan of the same
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Creegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooncose, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Michael Creegan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 48
    Address
    Clooncose, Co. Leitrim