School: Clonshough

Location:
Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhroin
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  1. outing is into the water that is why they are called waterhens.
    Collected by Molly Moran 28-3-38
    An owl is a bird of prey he sleeps all day and seeks his prey at night. He builds his nest in a hollow tree or barn.
    There are two kinds of owls, one a "brown owl" and the other a "white owl".
    Owls are known to eat their young when the are hungry.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matt Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Belcamp, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Christopher Mc Guinness, Senior
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Belcamp, Co. Dublin