School: Killenaule, Dúrlas Éile (B.)

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   Bird Lore
   she is very handsome bird he has a red colour under slate colour wing black head and yellow feet. The chaf finch generally builds her nest in a cock of hay she makes her nest of mud she lays four eggs blue colour. The Cuckoo lays her eggs in an other bird nest. The sparrow builds his nest in a hedge she makes her nest of moss and straw she lays blue eggs each bird give three week hatching the eggs. When the swallow is flying high it is the sign off good weather and when she is flying low it is the sign of bad weather

   Edmond Brennan
   Pike Street
   Killenaule
   Co Tipperary
   Told by Patrick Brennan
   Pike St
   Killenaule

   

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Edmond Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killenaule, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Patrick Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killenaule, Co. Tipperary