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School: Oulart (roll number 15419)

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Oulart, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 351

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    Five for silver
    Six for gold
    Seven for a thing that can't be told"
    This is said when a number of Magpies are seen together
    The Cuckoo only stays with us for a few months. As the old saying says
    "The Cuckoo comes in April
    She sings her song in May
    In the middle of June she
    whistles a tune
    In July she flies away
    The Martin, The Sallypicker are other wild birds.
    The Gold Finch builds its nest in a hawthorn.
    The Lark builds its nest in the ground.
    The Wild Duck builds its nest on the side of a marlhole
    The Wild Geese build their nests on a bog or marshy
    The Martin builds its nest in sandy places or under the eaves of slated houses
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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