School: Drummond

Location:
Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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  1. The swallow comes in April and migrates in October. The swallow builds her nest in sheds and houses. She lays from five to six eggs. The swallow does not stay with us like the wren the robin and the blackbird. The robin has a red breast. It is said that the robin wiped Our Lord's face with her breast and the wren told the soldiers where Our Lord was hiding. In the winter the wild ducks come. They build their nest beside the river
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynacoolagh, Co. Wexford