School: Baile Uí Ghrádaigh, Ceann Tuirc
- Location:
- Ballygrady South, Co. Cork
- Teacher: N., Bean de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 129
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- The robin builds her nest in a wall or in a ditch. The swallow, the corncrake and the cuckoo migrate from us in winter. The crow builds her nest in March, it is made of sticks, hair, and rags, it is built on top of tall trees to prevent it from being robbed, or taken down. The swallow builds her nest on the rafters of barns and old houses, it is made of mud, hair, and moss. The corn-crakes favourite place for her nest is the meadow, her nest is of grass and weeds. The cuckoo builds no nest of her own but lays her egg in another birds nest.
The wren builds her nest in the side of a ditch. It(continues on next page)
