Scoil: Ballymahon (B.) (uimhir rolla 12690)

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1. Bird-Lore

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Wild birds in my district are very plentiful. I will name as many of them as I know.
   The swan is the largest bird in our part. It builds its nest in a pond or swamp of water. The swan lays seven eggs and sits on them for three weeks.
   The Wild Duck:- is about the same size as the tame duck, it lays four eggs and builds its nest on the bank of a river among the reeds.
   The Thrush:- is a very sweet singer. If he is heard singing on a tree top on a summer morning there will be good weather. If he is on the ground picking food there will be bad weather.
   The Blackbird:- is a sweet singer also, he builds his nest in a close hedge and lays eight eggs. Sometimes the blackbird is heard singing "Birdie".
   The Gold-Finch:- is a very nice bird. It is in the Spring that the young birds come out. Then the boys get birdlime and a small bush. First they put the birdlime on the bush, then they get seeds and stick them on the bush, then the birds go to eat the

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   Topaicí

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

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Harry Flood

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

   Baile Uí Mhatháin, Co. an Longfoirt

   Faisnéiseoir

   Laurence Cooney

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   92

   Seoladh

   Daróg, Co. an Longfoirt