School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   Boys are told that God will curse them if they rob birds' nests.
   Some small birds pursue the cuckoo because it is said they are angry because they don't want her to go near their nests.
   When birds are calling to each other they are supposed to be praising God and his works.

   

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2. Old Houses

   

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   Long ago most of the houses had thatched roofs and some slates ones. The thatch consisted of rushes got in the bog and the slates were bought in Derry. There was a bed in every kitchen. The bed was in the corner beside the kitchen fire and it as called 'the outshot bed'. The fireplace was always at the gable wall. The fireplace was built with stones and clashed with mortar. At the time of the evic-

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. residential buildings (~2,723)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Rose Breslin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Patrick Mac Conway

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   83

   Address

   Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal