School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   it with moss and lines it with hair. She lays five eggs and the colour of them is white with brown spots on them. The goldfinch builds her nest in an elder bush. She builds it with moss and lines it with wool. She lays five eggs and the colour of them is grey. The swallow builds her nest in an old house. She builds it with mud and lines it with hay. She lays six eggs and the colour of them is white. The wren builds her nest in a hedge. She builds it with moss. She lays twenty eggs and the colour of them is blue.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   The weather can be judged by the behaviour of certain birds. When the swallows are flying low it is a sign of rain. Their

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Glennon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Delvin, Co. Westmeath