School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 188
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- (continued from previous page)their nest of mud and feathers and line it with hair. They lay four eggs and the colour of them is white with black spots. They leave the country in October.The crow builds her nest on the top of a high tree. They make it of sticks, moss, and hay, and they lay four eggs. The colour of the eggs is black with white spots.The thrush builds her nest in a bush or in a privet bush. She makes her nest of moss and hay and lines it with mud. She lays four or five eggs and their colour is white with speckled spots.The blackbird builds her nest in a bush. Some of the blackbirds hatch twice a year. She lays five eggs and they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadoughran, Co. Westmeath
