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School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.) (roll number 12732 / 12733)

Location:
Lislackagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire E. Uí Einrí
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  1. Beliefs and Sayings About the Cuckoo (continued)

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    woods we know that the cold days of Winter are over and gone.
    The cuckoo does not make a nest of her own. When she has laid an egg she takes it in her mouth and watching the chance of finding some other bird away from her nest she drops it into the nest among the other bird's eggs.
    There are many rhymes connected with the Cuckoo. The cuckoo comes in
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisbrogan, Co. Mayo