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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 153

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    Bird Lore
    There are a number of different kinds of birds in this district. The Robin, the Linnet, Blackbird, the Thrush, the house-Sparrow, the Water-Hen, the Wren, the Jack-Snipe, the Stone Checker, the Lark, the hawk, the reavog, the Rook, the Pheasant and the Gold Finch.
    The Robin builds her nest in a mossy bank and she lays five eggs. It takes two days to build the nest. First she gets a whole in a ditch, then she carries leaves and moss to it and build it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Haran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bomahas, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Owen Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Buckode, Co. Leitrim