School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 361
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“When the Willie Wagtail comes outside the door and dips his tail in water...”
(continued from previous page)When the sparrows twitter it is a sign of bad weather. When crows perch or a chimney it is a sign of rain.
If a goose is pegging other fowl put a quill through her nose and it will stop her
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“If you robbed a bird's nest the birds curse the person...”
If you robbed a bird's nest the birds curse the person and after a few days sores come on the hands and in between the fingers.
The way to make a starling talk is to split his tongue with a sixpence and put him into a cage and cover the cage with a sheet and whatever you want him to teach start repeating it over over and over again.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Denis Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry