School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)
- Location:
- Errew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 07_032
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- (continued from previous page)eggs. She always has a servant. Two birds follow the cuckoo always. The cuckoo makes these two birds build a nest for her, and then the cuckoo lays an egg and she makes one of these birds hatch it. When the young cuckoo comes out of the egg the bird that hatched the egg has to feed the young cuckoo.
The cuckoo is a very proud lazy bird. This is why she always has two birds flying after her.
The swallows usually come in June and they go away in October. They generally build in old walls and barns and sheds. Their nest consists of hay(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Brennan
- Gender
- Female
