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School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

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Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 340

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    When the cock blackbird is singing he says "Tis fine, tis fine
    When the hen blackbird is singing she says "[?] dub dub; [?] dub dub.
    When the robin is singing it says "'Twill be fine, 'twill be fine, 'twill be fine."
    If a boy robs a nest scabs will come on his hands.
    People say that if a person sick in bed and if he gets an egg with two yolks that it will cure him and they also that there is a cure in the first egg that a hen lays.
    When people are trapping singing birds they sometimes make a crib. This they do by getting small
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    W. Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry