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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

Location:
Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 041

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    places. Each bird lay about five or six eggs and sits on them for three weeks until the young ones are hatched. Strick warning is given to boys about the robbing of birds nests that ill luck will follow if they deprive the little creatures of their homes.
    The weather is often judged by the behavour of certain birds. When people see "Wild Geese" or "Sea Gulls" come in from the sea they prepare themselves for bad weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Phlean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Patrick Phelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Kilkenny