School: Béal Trágha
- Location:
- Carrowreagh or Craignacally, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlín Nic Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 388
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- There are certain wild birds in Clara district. The wild geese come here when there is a storm coming.
The crows and the seagulls are wild birds. The old people say that the magpie is a cousin of the crow. The magpie is of a white and black colour.
Pigeons are wild birds. There are very few of those birds in this district. Some people tame them and mark them by puting rings on their feet.
The snipe is a wild bird. The people catch them in dulls and sell them. They come here in the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Mc Eleney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doagh Isle, Co. Donegal
