School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 072
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The Sparrow: She builds her nest in the gable of a house out of straw and feathers. Her eggs are white.
The Wren: She builds her nest in the eve of house or in a bush. Her nest is made from fog and feathers and it is like a little house with one little hole coming out in front of it.
The Yellow Yeldrian: She builds her nest in a ditch out of weeds and hair. Her eggs are white dotted with brown.
The Magpie: She builds her nest in a bush out of sticks and mud. Her eggs are blue with dots of black through them
The Pigeon: She builds her nest in a middling high bush out of stick and mud also. Her eggs are blue dotted with brown.
The Pee-Weep: She builds her nest on top of a small height in a moore or in some quiet place. She just scrapes a hole on top of the height, puts in some grass and then lays her eggs. Her eggs are brown dotted with white.
The Whim Gray: She builds her nest in a whin bush out of fog and hair. Her eggs(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bernard Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milltown, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Edward Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Milltown, Co. Donegal
