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1. Bird-Lore

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   There are a good any kinds of birds. The names of these are the robin, the lark, the swallow, the cuckoo, the curlew, the snipe, the corncrake, the blackbird, and the sky-lark. The robin builds her nest in a hedge. The lark builds her nest in tall grass. The swallow is not in this country she only comes in the middle of April. She builds her nest in a barn. The cuckoo builds no nest at all. She lays her eggs in another birds nest, and that bird hatches them. The curlew and the snipe make their nests in a meadow. The corncrake also makes her nest in a hedge. It is said that when the swallows fly low there is going to be bad weather. If boys rob birds nests and breath on the eggs the bird will leave that nest and she will make her nest some other place. It is said also if the robin sings in the evenings there will be rain. When Our Lord was dying on the cross the robin came to the cross and a drop of blood fell on his breast. That is why he is called robin red breast.
   Collected by: Bernadette Kilcawley, Harristown
   Heard from her father Domnick Kilcawley aged 62 years

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
         1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Bernadette Kilcawley

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Baile Uí Uanacháin, Co. Shligigh

   Faisnéiseoir

   Domnick Kilcawley

   Gaol

   Tuismitheoir

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   62

   Seoladh

   Baile Uí Uanacháin, Co. Shligigh