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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 406

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    the end of April. She does not build a nest of her own but lays her eggs in another birds nest and lets the other bird hatch the egg. At the end of Summer the cuckoo emigrates to a warmer country. Some people say she changes into a hawk.
    The magpie is black and white in colour. She makes her nest on the branches of a high tree with sticks and wool. When the young ones come out she feeds them with young fowl she can get in the farmyard and on this account the farmers do not like her. Many superstitions are attached to the magpie.
    The seagull is the same size as that of the rook. She builds her nest at the edge of the
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cunnane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bekan, Co. Mayo