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School: Malahide (C.)

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Malahide, Co. Dublin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 183

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    Bird Lore
    four green eggs with brown spots. All the birds hatch the eggs for five days.
    Boys are warned not to scale birds nests. If the are discovered they are liable to a fine or imprisonment.
    When the swallow flies low it is a sign of rain. When the seagull is flying low over the land it is a sign of rain. When the swallow comes back early it is a sign of good weather.
    I heard this information from my father (Mr Dunne.) Age 54.
    Maureen Dunne,
    Chapel St.
    Malahide.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Malahide, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Dunne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54