School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 166
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- (continued from previous page)The cuckoo builds no nest. She lays her eggs in another birds nest.
[Got from George McGeron 73, farmer, Black Raw]The blackbird lays four eggs. The colour of the eggs are blue and brown dots.
The sparrow builds her nest in the edge of the house. They have a lot of feathers and a little moss. The eggs are white and brown dots on them.
The robin builds her nest in the ditch. She has horse's hair and sometimes cow's hair, and hay in the outside of it.
[Got from Henry Keely 83, farmer, Greagh]The water-hen builds her nest(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
