School: Radharc an Locha (roll number 13639)
- Location:
- Aghamore Near, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Chaomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 351
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- (continued from previous page)into the house it is the sign of bad luck.
The wren is a small brown bird and she builds a long narrow nest. She lays more eggs than any other bird and it is said that on St. Stephens day the wren has but one eye and that is why she is easily caught on that day.
The cuckoo comes to Ireland in the month of April. She builds no nest of her own but she lays her eggs in the nest of another bird. The people long ago thought that if they hadn't the oats sown before they would first hear the cuckoo that it was late. This oats would be called cuckoo oats.
The swan is a very big white bird and she builds her nest on an Island. She lays a very large egg and the egg is very hard broken. It is not right to kill a swan because the children of Lir were changed into swans.
The swallow builds her nest int he ruins of an old huse or in a barn. If a swallow builds her nest in a barn it is the sign of good luck and it is not right to harm the nest.
The corn-crake is first heard calling(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
