School: Toomore (roll number 16401)
- Location:
- Toomore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 109
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- Mr Patrick Flatley's house is situated in the townland of Leckee, in the parish of Toomore and in the barony of Gallen. Outside his house a peculiar kind of a bird dwells. She is called a blackbird even though the larger part of her is white.
When she is flying she has a dark shade but when perched on a bramble she seems to be pure white.
There are two other birds in her company, one a white ring round its neck and the other has a black and white head.
