School: Fíodhnach (B.), Ráthluirc (roll number 4469)
- Location:
- Fíonach, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Seán Ó Scolaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0495, Page 188
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- Bird Lore
the birds most commonly found in my district are the Lark, the Wagtail, the Pidgeon, the Finch, the Linnet, the House sparrow, the Starling, the Robin, the Wren, the Yellowhammer, and the Thrush and Blackbird. The birds that stay only for the summer the Swallow and the Cuckoo, and the birds that visit us for the winter are the Plover and Starlings, When the swallows fly high and when the crows caw loudly these are signs of good weather, and when the swallows fly low it means bad weather. It is believed that if a person shoots at a rookery and kills the crows, the crows will curse him. Some people in Feenagh say that the robin got its red breast(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Mhuire (Archer), Co. Luimnigh
