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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 162

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    The people say five magpies are lucky to see. There is a bird called the crane in this country. When it flies west it is a sign of rain.
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  2. Bird-Lore

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    The birds that are usually found in this district are the robin, lark, sparrow, thrush, crow, mag, blackbird, swallow, cuckoo. The robin builds her nest in the bushes. The lark builds her nest in the grass. The sparrow builds her nest in the thatch of houses: The thrush builds in hedges: the crow and mad build in trees: the blackbird builds in hedges: the swallow builds
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Moyna
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Frank Moyna
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan