School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)
- Location:
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan de Paor
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- (continued from previous page)another sort of a bird. He is a bird with a big bill. He cannot eat unless he puts his bill down in the ground, and soaks up the food. He can be easily caught by a trap made out of horse hair.
5. A water hen comes back to us in December. She builds her nest in the bank of the river. The first thing she does when the young ones comes out is to teach them how to swim.
6. A pair of swans come to Ballinlock lake and another pair comes to Duniry river. They build their nests on the bank of the rivers. The swan is a very big bird. He is a lot bigger than any of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Madden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnaboy, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Bob Larkin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnaboy, Co. Galway
