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School: Loughmoe (C.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 7594)

Location:
Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0551, Page 086

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    Pigeon : The pigeon is a large bird. It builds its nest in an ivy bush with sticks and hay. It lays about three or four eggs. Their colour is brown. It feeds upon wild berries. It never goes away to another country in Winter.
    Curaloon : The curaloon is a fairly big bird. Their colour is brown. They build their nest in moory land. They have a long beak and they feed on worms and insects. The curaloon is not a song bird. When they are seen in October or early Winter it is a sign of hard weather.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Eviston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonamuckoge More, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Jerome Eviston
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonamuckoge More, Co. Tipperary