School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)
- Location:
- Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 177
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- (continued from previous page)moss, leaves pieces of sticks, horse-hair feathers and mud The birds lay their eggs in the nest and hatch on them for three weeks. The black-bird lay blue eggs with brown dots on them, the lark lays brown eggs, the robin lays white eggs with brown dots. Boys in this district are told if they rob birds nests the bird will forsake the nest and never come back to it The weather is generally judged in this district by the behaviour of birds. When a storm is coming the wild geese are to be seen flying about The swallow flies high when the weather is going to be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lena Rooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
