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School: Baile Haodha (C.), Ráthluirc

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Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs. Julia Herbert
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0374, Page 366

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    The wild birds that are common in this district are the Wild Geese, Wild Pigeons, crows, seagulls, curlews, swallows, and plover.
    The cuckoo, curlew, plover, and swallows migrate. The cuckoo migrates at the beginning of June. The curlew migrates at the end of February. The plover migrates at the end of January and the swallow migrated in Autumn.
    The cuckoo builds her nest in another bird's nest, The curlews, plover, and seagulls build their nest in bogs and marshes. The swallows build in the eves of houses. Crows and pigeons build on trees. Crows lay white eggs, and pigeons lay blue eggs. Swallows lay speckled eggs and the cuckoo lays blue eggs also. It is said if boys rob birds' nests that they will get lumps in their
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Coughlan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male