School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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- We have birds around this district that stay with us the whole round of the year. The Cuckoo comes in April stays with us May and June and flies away in July. If you rob a swallows nest your cows would milk blood. If you rob a sparrows nest your cows would also milk blood. If you rob a robin's nest you would never get enough food to eat. The robin builds her nest in the ditch.
The wren builds(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Thumpkins
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Clear
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Ballyprecas, Co. Wexford