School: Caimthír (Camphire), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15129)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   he calls very hoarsely when he is going away, and in the early days of August he flies away to South Africa. The swallows come to this country from South Africa in May. When they are going away in the end of September, they all fly around the houses very low in clusters. The wild goose comes in about Christmas, and goes off again after a small while.
   The Lark makes her nest on the ground, and the landrail does the same. The swallows build their nests with mud and sticks under the eaves of houses. The robin and the blackbird make their nests in a hedge or on a white thorn tree with hay and moss. The wren makes her nest in cow houses, and goes in at the side of it.
   The lark lays five or six blue eggs and sits on them about three weeks. The swallow lays eight or nine blue eggs and sits on them nearly three weeks. The robin lays five or six tinted reddish eggs, and sits on them about eighteen days.The blackbird lays four dark brown eggs, and sits on them three weeks. The wren lays seventeen pale brown little eggs,and sits on them about three weeks. Boys are told birds would go away if they rob their nests.
   The swallows will not come back till late if the weather is going to be bad. The crows fly low and very quickly when a storm is

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Pádraig Ó Faoláin

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Occupation

   Feirmeoir

   Address

   Camphire, Co. Waterford