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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 08_025

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    walls. The nests of the wren and robin and willywagtail are made of wool, hay, moss and down and little sticks. When the nests are made they lay their eggs and hatch them for about three weeks. If boys rob a nest they are told that it is not right and the bird will never come to the nest again. When crows fly high in the air the evening it is the sign of good weather but if swallows fly low it is the sign of bad weather.
    It is said that when Our Lord was crowned with thorns the robin pulled a thorn out of Our Lord's head and a drop
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        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
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    Nora O' Grady
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