School: Broca
- Location:
- Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
- Teachers: T. Ó Chioráin S. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 389
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- There are a great many wild birds in this district such as the robin, blackbird, sparrow, corncrake wren and the cuckoo.
The robin builds her nest in a mossy ditch and she lays five white eggs with red dots in them.
The blackbird builds her nest in a hedge and she lays four blue eggs. The male blackbird has a little brown on its breast and the female is all black.
The wren builds her nest in a hedge with moss and she lays eighteen eggs. If a wren flies into a house and out again it is said there will be a funeral in the house.
The swallow builds her nest on the side of a house with clay and she lays four white eggs. If the swallow flies low it is a sign of bad weather and if she flies high it is a sign of good weather.
The corncrake build her nest in the grass and she lays five spotted eggs.
If a person robs a birds nest the bird curses them and if they blow their breath on it the bird forsakes it.
- Collector
- Sheila Keany
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sranagross, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Keany
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sranagross, Co. Leitrim
