School: Ballyhogue

On this page

1. Bird-Lore

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   The Robin I like the robin because he stays with us the whole year. He is red and brown he is as big as a chicken he is shaped like an egg. He builds his nest in ditches and walls. He makes it of moss and hair. The robin lays five eggs. They are white and speckled. The young robins come out in March. The Skylark The skylark is a nice singer and he is a brown bird. He builds his nest in fields. His nest is made of moss and ferns and hair. He is called the skylark because he flys high in the air. The eggs are black. The skylark lays six eggs. He has a nice sweet cheerful song.

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John J. O' Rourke

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mary O' Rourke

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   45

   Address

   Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Thomas O' Rourke

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Address

   Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford

2. Bird-Lore

   

   Share Share Post

   The Blackbird
   The blackbird is black and big and a good singer, The nest is big and made of sticks it is generally made in a bunch of briars. The eggs are blue in colour and big and she lays five eggs in her nest. The song is like the song of a great singer. When the blackbird wants to hide and let no one see her nest she flies to a place near her nest and looks all around her to see if anyone is looking at her if not she flies to her nest. The blackbird eats snails and worms and berries.

   
   The Skylark
   The skylark lays eight or nine eggs and she is grey

   (continues on next page)

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit