School: Banagher (B.)
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Maoilchéire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 433
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- BirdsBirds are to be seen in great numbers in this district. Some birds stay with us all the year round. The cuckoo, corncrake, swallow and other birds leave us for the Winter, and go to Africa, and other warm countries. The wren is supposed to be the smallest bird of all. He is supposed to be the best bird also.One day the wren and the eagle had an argument to see who would fly the highest. So the two of them started to fly. When they were up a little height, the wren flew in under the eagle's wings and was carried up. When the wren was up a great height the wren flew out, and the eagle got frightened, and fell to the ground. So the wren was then crowned the "King of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James J. Mulhare
- Gender
- Male