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School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)

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Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0894, Page 143

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    Bird Lore
    The wild birds commonly found in this district are the robil, the thrush, the rook, the magpie, the sparrow, the black bird, the snipe, the wren, the yellow hammer, the hawk, the gold finch, the lark, the wag tail, the jackdaw, and the tomtit. The robin, the wren, the wag tail and the sparrow build their nests in ditches. The black bird, the thrush, rush the tomtit, and the gold finch build their nests in furze.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyconran, Co. Wexford