School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)
- Location:
- Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 273
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- (continued from previous page)and the Thrush build their nests in the hedges. The Swallow and the Starling build their nests in the eaves of houses. The Jackdaw builds his nest in a chimney. The Lark builds his nest in the middle of a field.
The Cuckoo lays only one egg. He is a lazy bird and he lays his egg in an other bird's nest. The rest of the others usually lay five eggs and they sit on their eggs for a week.
The Crane Seagull and the Curlew are signs of rain. The Swallows go in a shape of an angle.
Swallows fly very high(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- The Diamond, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr J.T. Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Diamond, Co. Monaghan
