School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)

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1. Bird-Lore

   

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   The names of the birds around our district are: blackbird, thrush, robin, wren, swallow, magpie, cuckoo, pigeon, seagull, crow, and Willie Wagtail.
   The swallow comes in April and builds its nest and hatches young birds. In the month of August it goes away to a warmer country. The cuckoo comes in April also and goes away to a warmer country in August.
   The blackbird builds its nest in a thorn tree or a holly tree. The nest is usually made of mud. The thrush builds it nest in a holly tree. Its nest is made of mud on the outside and lined with soft grass in the inside. The swallow builds its nest in a barn and the nest is made of mud in the outside and lined with feathers in the inside.
   When the seagulls calls very loudly it is a sign of rain. When the blackbirds gather in about the doors and hedges it is a sign of snow. When the crows dive into the rocks it is a sign of a big wind.
   Long ago when the soldiers were looking for our Saviour to kill Him, He happened to go through a field in which a robin was sitting on a tree.
   Now the robin laid its breast on

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   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
         1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Molly Mc Galligly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lag na hÚraí, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Informant

   Patrick Mc Galligly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   20

   Address

   Lag na hÚraí, Co. Dhún na nGall