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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   Sparrows build in eaves of houses.
   Goldfinches " in fences or hedges
   Cuckoo makes no nest but lays her egg usually in a robin's nest
   Corncrake builds in long grass or meadows her nest in on the ground.
   Snipe builds in bogs
   Pheasant " " woods and in oats
   Grouse builds on mountains, in the heather
   Water hen " on ground beside a lake or river
   Starlings build in eaves of houses
   Swallow build " " " "+ in barns.
   The old nests serve for several years.
   The Swift builds as the swallows do.

   The parent birds sit for three weeks + sometimes for four on the eggs.
   Boys are told that they will never get to Heaven if they rob birds' nests.

   When Swallows fly high it is a sign of fine weather and if they fly low it omens a bad spell.

   When seagulls + curlews give loud cries at night it omens bad weather.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eva Buchanan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Thomas Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim