School: Newtownbarry (B.) (roll number 3633)
- Location:
- Bun Clóidí, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Bháitear Ua Giollarnath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0892, Page 158
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- (continued from previous page)158The wagtail builds its nest in a hole in a wall. It lays four or five green eggs with brown dots. It takes about ten days to hatch them.
The swallow builds its nest of clay in the eaves of houses. It lay about three days.
The goldfinch builds in a bush and in an apple tree.
The corncrake builds in a meadow.
The tomtit builds her nest in a hole in a wall.
The jackdaw builds its nest of sticks in a chimney. It lays two eggs of a bluish white colour.
The snipe builds its nest in a bog. The colour of its eggs is grey. The snipe is known locally as the "minny gower."
The water-hen builds its nest in a hole in the bank of a river. Its eggs are white.
The magpie builds its nest in a bush or in a ditch. The colour of its eggs is white.
The yellow-hammer builds its nest in a wall or a ditch.
The stonechat build her nest in a bank of sand. She lay five eggs of a greenish colour. It takes about ten days to hatch the eggs.
The green linnet builds her nest in a ditch. Its eggs are white with brown specks.(continues on next page)
