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School: Robertson (roll number 12276)

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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Liam Ó Morchadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 155

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    in shape. She lays four or five eggs. If any one steals her eggs she lays till she kills herself.
    The Blackbird builds her nest in the hedge She lays four spotted eggs.
    Another very common bird is the thrush.
    If you see one magpie it is for joy two for grief, three for marriage, four for birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that can never be told.
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    The names of some of the air birds are - Jackdaw the crow. pidgon. wren cockow. Jackdaw - It builds its nest on a high tree and their is a wrime about them One for sorrow two for joy three for a widow fore for a boy five for silver six for gold seven for a secrat that never shall be told.
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Finlay Russell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Letterkenny, Co. Donegal