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School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

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Cross, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Mac Niocail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0102, Page 398

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    top of a high tree. The pigeon builds its nest in a big bush. The water-hens eggs are small eggs and are covered with brown spots. The wild ducks' eggs are bluish colour. The crows eggs are white and not large. The birds sit on the eggs till the young ones are out. Boy who rob birds nest will be unlucky. There is a story about the when that he put two men astray who were in search of our Lord. The robin picked a thorn of our Lords head and a drop of blood fell on his breast.
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    The crow, the jack-daw, sea-gull, green plover, thrush, sparrow, robin, ren yellow hammer, willie wag tail, black-bird, lark, pheasant, gold finch, hawk, heron, wild duck, owl, bat, magpie, partridge, snipe, swan, starling, and pigeon are the birds in this locality. The birds that migrate
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