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   The robin builds her nest in the side of a bank. It is made off moss and feathers. She usually lays six eggs and their colour is white. When Our Lord was dying on the Cross the robin flew under him and a drop of blood fell on her breast and it was from that she got her red breast.
   The crow builds her nest on a very high tree. It is made of hay and sticks. A number of them usually build together. She lays four eggs their colour is blue.
   The cuckoo comes to us in summer. She never builds a nest of her own but she lays her eggs in another bird's nest. The bird that usually follows the cuckoo is the veet.
   The swallow builds her nest on the eves of houses. She makes her nest of hay, moss, and feathers. She lays four eggs. Their colour is blue with brown spots. She only stays with us through the summer.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ní Dhuilleáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killacrim, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Thomas Dillon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ennismore, Co. Kerry