School: Edenmore, Ballinamuck (roll number 14584)

Location:
Edenmore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Réid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0761, Page 048

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0761, Page 048

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  1. There are a lot of birds in this district that come to us for the good weather and when the cold weather comes they fly away to warmer countries for the winter
    there are a lot of wild birds in this district. Namely; The Crow, the Curlew, the Magpie, the blackbird, the Robin, the Sparrow, the Wren, the Thrush, and a lot of other ones.
    The Cuckoo comes in the last days of April and she goes in July when the weather is getting cold.
    She never makes a nest but she lays an egg in the larks nest. There is always a few birds after the Cuckoo, she is a hawk and they are always chasing her. The swallows leaves this country in the winter time and come back to us in the summer time. They generally come back to the same place as they were in the Summer before. They build their nests in the eaves of houses, or inside in out-Houses
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Jobe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Mulvey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Longford