School: Saggart
- Location:
- Saggart, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 43
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The birds which are most commonly found in
this district are, the robin, the wren, the blackbird, he swallow, the thrush, the crow, the mag-pie and the sea-gull. The birds that
migrate are the swallow, and the sea-gull.
The robin build her nest
in a mossy bank, on an old root. She starts to build in April. She lays four or five eggs.
She makes her nest of hay and mud and wool. The
The swallow builds her nest in an old band or shed or on the eaves of houses. She starts to build her nest about the end of April. She lays five or six eggs. She makes her nest of mud and hay. The wren builds(continues on next page)
