School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)
- Location:
- Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs. Brennan
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- The wild birds most common in our district are :- The Robin, blackbird wren Crow, lark, thrush, swallow, corncrake, and the cuckoo. The swallow, corncrake and cuckoo emigrate in the end of summer. The robin builds a very nice nest in a bank, it lays four eggs, they are coloured white with brown spots. The blackbird makes her nest of and clay she lays a green egg with brown spots. The wren builds a very neat nest in an old house or low down in a ditch, It makes a hole in the side of the nest. The nest is made of moss, she lays about six eggs, they are white with brown spots. The crow builds a very untidy nest of sticks, she builds her nest on a high tree-top She lays four eggs, they are white. All these birds sit on their eggs for three weeks.
It is said when Our Lord was dying that a drop of blood from dropped from Our Lord's side and fell on the roblin's breast, and that is why the robins(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anthony Neeson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr Philip Neeson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan
