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School: Ramonan

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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 076

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    old walls. The yellow-yarn builds in a ditch. The swallow builds in rafters of outhouses. The willy-wag-tail builds in bogs. The goldfinch builds in a hedge. The stonchecker builds in old walls. The green linnet builds in the ditches. The corncrake builds in meadows. The cuckoo builds no nest, but she lays her eggs in other birds' nests. The chaffinch builds in hedges and furze. The lark builds in meadows. The swift builds in bogs. The stares build in chimneys. The snipe, the wild duck, the water-hen, tail-duck widgeon, divor, sea-gull, crane and swan, build their nests in bogs and beside lakes. The jackdaw's nest is made of moss and feathers, and the eggs are blue. The pideon, the crow, the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Tilson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Callery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan