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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tuairín Chathail, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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    The swallow flies high into the air with the coming of fine warm weather. So does the lark.
    The cuckoo makes its appearance with the approach of Summer. It frequents open woodland and each bird has its own district It is not as popular as other birds as it robs other birds' nests and lays its eggs therein. It is said that it lays its eggs in the nest of "the gobadán" and that that bird follows it everywhere and tries to get into its mouth to choke it as it "cú coos". The little bird that has its nest robbed often does not detect the cuckoos eggs in
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
        1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tuairín Chathail, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Mrs Julia Sheehan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Tuairín Chathail, Co. Chiarraí