School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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- The corncrake, the cuckoo, and the swallow, migrate for Winter. The cuckoo leaves in July, the corncrake and the swallow in October.
Boys are told the mother bird will curse them if they rob a bird's nest.
If the crows fly low, the next day is generally wet.
Long ago in the time of our lord, when the Jews were following our Lord to crucify him, he went through a corn field, the robin followed after wiping the drops of blood(continues on next page)- Collector
- Meg Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Thomas Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan