School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)
- Location:
- Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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- The birds that are to be found in the district, are the robin, blackbird, thrush, wren, crow, seagull, swallow, sparrow, grey-linnet, lark and corn-crake. The swallow, corn-crake and cuckoo leave this country and go to another land. The robin builds its nest in the side of a ditch or hedge. The crow builds its nest in a thornbush and the nest is made of sticks and moss. The crows eggs are white with black spots on them.
The bird sits on the eggs about a fortnight. Weather can be judged by the behaviour of the birds.
The swallow when it flies low rain is then expected.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tom King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonmore Lower, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs King
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonmore Lower, Co. Mayo