School: Ballyhaise (2)
- Location:
- Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 154
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- All the wild bird that are seen in my district are the blackbirds , the robin, the wren, the magpie, the thrush, the starling , the owl the willie -wag- tail , the lark the bullfinch , the linnet , the yellow-darling, the snipe, the weaver, the tom-tit , the jay , the pegeon and the sea gull.
The following birds migrate in spring ( are) the wild geese the wild duck and the water duck. The cuckoo and the swallow migrate in Autumn and return the following Spring . The other birds stay with us all the year.
The robin is a nice bird with a red breast . She lays builds her nest in all kinds of curious places . She lays five eggs and she sits for three weeks .
The magpie is of a white and blue colour . She builds her nest in the top of a tree . She lays four eggs and sits for a month.
The owl builds her nest in old(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mena Hutchinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumliff, Co. Cavan
