School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)borrow some milk for God's sake and give it to the child for nine mornings and it will cure the cough.
- Many birds go to other lands when winter is coming near. The blackbird builds her nest in a hawthorn bush. She builds her nest with moss, grass and hair, and puts it together with clay.
She lays a blue egg with brown spots on it. She lays five eggs. She sits on the eggs for about three(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen B. Wade
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garrendenny, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Pauline B. Graham
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois