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School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)

Location:
Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 580

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    BIRD---------------Where she builds
    WILD DUCK-----Bull rushes in shallow water by lake shore
    WATER HEN-----Bull rushes in shallow water by lake shore
    DIVER--------------Bull rushes in shallow water by lake shore
    WATER-RAIL----Swampy place
    BALLCOOT------Swampy place
    PUFFIN-----------Swampy place
    RED SHANK----Swampy place
    KING FISHER--Hole in the bank of a river
    HERON------------In a deal tree
    GROUSE----------Tuft of grass
    PARTRIDGE----Tuft of grass or gripe
    LAPWING--------Tuft of grass
    SNIPE--------On top of a tuft of grass
    WOODCOCK--On ground in tuft of grass
    BLACKBIRD-----In briar hedge
    THRUSH
    ROBIN-----------On side of a ditch
    SPARROW------In briars
    YELLOW HAMMER--In a small whitethorn bush
    WAGTAIL--------In a bush
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Desmond Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Gerald Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grangestown, Co. Westmeath