School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)eaves of houses. The swans the dippers, the wild-ducks, the water-hen, the ballcoot and the lady-fowl build in the reeds on the lake. The jack-daw builds its nest in the chimney.The magpie was telling the crow how to build her nest. She said "Put up one stick, put up two sticks put up three sticks" and the crow said "I know, I know, I know" she kept on telling her and the crow kept on saying "I know, I know, I know" but the magpie soon got tired of this and said "If you know so much make it your self
Collected byPeggie Rushe
Aged 13 1/2 years
Told by James Keegan
Moynafester
Killeenmore- Collector
- Peggie Rushe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- James Keegan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Killeenmore, Co. na hIarmhí