School: Cill Tormóir (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Kiltormer, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Rós, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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- (continued from previous page)There are not many songsters amongst the wild birds except the thrush, black bird, lark and robin. They build their nests in different places namely, on the ground, in the bushes, in the hedges, on the tops of the trees and in the eaves of houses. There is an old saying relating to the wren. "He who shall hurt the little wren, never shall be beloved by men".The thrushes are of a brown colour with breasts speckled with a darker brown. They are also beautiful songsters. Pigeons are of a bluey grey colour, they do not sing, but they say "cuckoo, cuckoo". It is said when the birds were being taught to build their nests, the pigeon came late and the teacher was showing him what to do. He began saying "cuckoo", the teacher thought he said "twill do", so the teacher said you must know how to do it, and from that day to this the pigeon was never able to finish his nest.
