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Dreoilín - Wren 

(Troglodytes troglodytes)

“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds”

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Eala bhalbh - Mute swan

(Cygnus olor)

Chomh geal leis an eala, chomh geal le sneachta na haon oíche.

As white as a swan, as white as overnight snow. 

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Lon Dubh /Céirseach* - Blackbird/Female blackbird

(Turdus merula)

“Beidh liú ag an dreolán is órgán ag céirseach...”

“The wren will have a lute and the hen-blackbird an organ...”

-   Seán Ó Neachtain ( from 17th Century love poem).  

*Céirseach can also refer to a person with a husky voice or a young woman e.g. “ Mo chéirseach”, my young lady.

[wren-in-the-rain]

Dreoilín - Wren 

(Troglodytes troglodytes)

“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds”