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1. Bird-Lore - Jackdaw

   

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   The jackdaw is not a very big bird. He is very like a crow only the jackdaws head is grey. It is said if you get a young jackdaw and split his tongue he will talk like a parrot. I never heard tell of any body doing this The jackdaw builds his nest is the top of a chimney. People some times pull down the nest because they block the chimney.

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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Shannon

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boystown or Baltyboys Upper, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Mr J. Shannon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Boystown or Baltyboys Upper, Co. Wicklow

2. Bird-Lore - The Robin

   

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   Ther is a bird by which you know if there is going to be a storm. The robin is one of them. I remember one evening after I coming home from school, I saw a robin standing on the door. I told my Mother to look and she did look. I asked her was that a sign of anything. She said we might have a storm about three day's after we had some snow

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