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

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   She builds it of moss and lines it with feathers. She lays twelve eggs and the colour of them is white. The crow builds her nest in a tree. She builds it of sticks and lines it with hay. She lays four eggs and the colour of them is white. The pigeon builds her nest in a tree. She lays two eggs and the colour of them is white.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   The weather can be judged by the behaviour of certain birds. It is a sign of rain when swallows fly low. The swallows food is flies and when the flies are near the earth it is a sign of rain. It is a sign of rain when the curlew is calling. When the seagulls fly inland it is a sign of rain. Whe the wild geese come from the north it is a sign of rain. When one magpie is

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Fitzsimons

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killadoughran, Co. Westmeath