School: Ceannanus Mór, Scoil na mBráthar
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An Br. M.L. Ó Séaghdha
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- There are a great many wild birds in this district, for example, the crane, the stork, the sea-gull, the plover, crows, the pigeon, the hawk, the maypies, the wren, the thrush, the black-bird, the pheasant, the robin, the sparrow and the willy-wag-tail. The crane is a big heavy bird and it very helpless. When the crows see it they start picking it and chasing it. The stork is a big bird with long legs. The plover is a lovly bird with a point on the top of its head.
- Collector
- Christopher Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Balrath Demesne, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- There were a lot of wild birds in Ireland long ago. There are only a few there now, for example, usually the swan, the pheasant, the wild goose, the wild duck, the water-hen and others. The swan usually builds her nest in the willows and sedge that grows in the water. She depends on a special weed for food called swan weed.
- Collector
- Terence Timmons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farrell Street, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Terence Timmons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50