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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0359

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    The snipe can be caught with horse hair.
    6.
    The Cuckoo builds no nest at all but through the he strays until she finds a nest,
    And there an egg she lays.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thérèse Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John James Nevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway