School: Ballyfasey, Glenmore (roll number 9880)

Location:
Ballyfasy Lower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 512

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  1. Crows. Crows are large blueish black birds. They build their nests on the tops of high trees. They lay two or three eggs in it. They give about three weeks hatching the eggs. Wood-pigeons. Wood-pigeons build their nests in low trees and lay two white eggs. They build a very small nest of sticks laid across one another. I heard the robin got a red breast because saw Christ dying
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Culleton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilbride, Co. Kilkenny