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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 060

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    out comes the cornrake,
    And bids them all good morrow"
    The corncrake is a very clever bird. In the Summer the corncrake comes to Ireland and in the Winter she goes to Africa. The corncrake builds a lovely round nest out of moss down in the earth in a meadow field.
    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
    Patrick Joseph Scott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Scott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim