Organisation: National Folklore Collection

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<p>Alauda arvensis — eurasian skylark: We don’t often see skylarks, the inconspicuous colouring of their plumage helps them go unnoticed when they don’t want to be seen, but we hear skylarks often, even if we don’t realise that it's skylarks we are listening to.</p>

outdoors

Larks — nearly invisible in a sunny sky but worth listening for

'The music soars within the little lark, And the lark soars.' Elizabeth Barrett Browning

<p>Education Minister Norma Foley said the aim of the project was to give children the opportunity to play an active and leading role in capturing and preserving the rich stories, traditions and histories of their communities for generations to come. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA</p>

news

Schoolchildren to be asked to record stories and traditions in their communities for new project

Donal Hickey: Keeping an ear out for cuckoo

home and gardens

Donal Hickey: Keeping an ear out for cuckoo

Cork artist Daniel MacDonald’s hunger for truth

home and gardens

Cork artist Daniel MacDonald’s hunger for truth

general

A testimony to otherworldly origin of tunes in our heritage

comment-analysis

Unsettling truths on the marginalised