School: Baile Locha Riabhach (Clochar)
- Location:
- Loughrea, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr Adrian
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0341
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- (continued from previous page)and hatch their young ones and they come back again. The swallow comes here also. She hatches in this country, she goes into stables and builds her nest there. She sits there until the young ones are out. She stays here until the weather is getting cold, and then she flys away to some warm climate.The cuckoo comes here about the end of April, and every one rejoices to hear him say cuckoo. She searches until she finds a little bird's nest and she lays her egg there and she has nothing else to do with the egg. A little bird has to hatch the egg she has till she is able to fly and to look out for herself. The cuckoo remains a good while here and when the weather is cold she goes(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Michael Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Cosmona, Co. Galway
