School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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    A very remarkable thing about the grouse is that when the eggs are hatched and opened...

    A very remarkable thing about the grouse is that when the eggs are hatched and opened in halves the bird places one half of the shell next to the other half in convex and concave fashion an act of instinct not practised by any other bird.
    James Kennelly
    Told by J Kennelly
    Patrick St.
    Listowel
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Kennelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    J. Kennelly
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
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    If you only touched the eggs in a birds nest they would know it and they would "hate" it.

    If you only touched the eggs in a birds nest they would know it and they would "hate" it. But if the young ones were in it she would not hate.
    The pet names for birds are "Tommy
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