School: Ballycorus (roll number 8294)
- Location:
- Ballycorus, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Nic Shionóid
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- (continued from previous page)"kingfisher blue, bird of the sunlight
There is an old lake which formely supplyed the old Lead Works with water and on a sunny summer day he can be seen skimming its surface in its low flight in search of flies He can also be seen on our river which flows through our Glen He builds in a bank and if anybody interferes with it he forsakes it as he is very careful of his eggs and young He builds usually in a place far away from the reach of anybody who might desire to interfere
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- There is legend concerning the swallow. The legend tells that on(continues on next page)
