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School: Dungimmon

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Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Flynn
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    The corncrake, the cuckoo, and the swallow, migrate for Winter. The cuckoo leaves in July, the corncrake and the swallow in October.
    Boys are told the mother bird will curse them if they rob a bird's nest.
    If the crows fly low, the next day is generally wet.
    Long ago in the time of our lord, when the Jews were following our Lord to crucify him, he went through a corn field, the robin followed after wiping the drops of blood
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Meg Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan