School: Ashfort (B.), Ráthluirc
- Location:
- Ashford, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Muiris Ó Mathúna
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- (continued from previous page)white. When the swallows come from hot countries each of them knows their own nest. The swallows lay about six eggs, and it takes three weeks before the young ones come out of the shell. The lark builds her nest in the ground. It is said that if anyone would touch their nest or interfere with their young ones, that the swallow would peg you on the head, and you would have a pain in their head for the rest of his life. The cuckoo comes about the 21st of April and if the weather is fine she comes about the 16th.
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- Collector
- George Winter
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ashford, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Jas Hallman