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School: Ceathrú Mhór (roll number 16289)

Location:
Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Thomas F. O' Hara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 304

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  1. The Wild Birds of the District (continued)

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    in the bushes.
    The yellow-hammer is yellow with brown on her wings. She builds her nest in the briars.
    She can sing very sweetly.
    Birds of sport . The moor-hen, the partridge, the wood-cock and the grouse.
    The moor-hen is brown in colour. She builds her nest in the bog. The men shoot this bird and they cook it and eat it.
    The partridge is brown in colour. She builds her nest on the bog. The men shoot this bird also.
    The wood-cock is brown. She builds her nest on the bog.
    The boys shoot this bird too.
    The grouse is very much like the moor-hen. She builds her nest the same way also.
    The Migratory birds. The cuckoo.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Durkan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonty, Co. Mayo