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School: Drummond

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Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 285

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    with yellow and white feathers. She sings very sweetly and loudly. The cuckoo migrates when the Summer is over and goes to a foreign country where it is warm. The wren hides on St. Stephen's day as all the town boys dress up and seek her. The owl sleeps all day and seeks his prey at night.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Kielthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummin, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drummin, Co. Carlow