School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 169
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- (continued from previous page)in a hedge or tree. She builds her nest with hay and moss and sometimes she has sticks too.
- The swallow builds its nest in an old barn and in old houses high up in the roof. A swallows eggs are blue and spotty. The nest is made out of sods and hay, and sods and hair. A swallow is very supple and light of itself.
When children rob a robins nest or a jenny-wran's(wren's) nest it is a big sin for them.
A wee robin comes to every house when it is snowing or very gold for it. A wee robin(continues on next page) - Collector
- Terry Corrigan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- James Sherry
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Monaghan
