School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 20

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  1. The wild birds that are found in our district are the robin, wren, blackbird and the thrush. The robin builds its nest in the ditch, it makes it with moss and grass and hair and with feathers, she lays five eggs, they are white with brown spots, she sits on them three weeks. The wren builds its nest anywhere it makes it with moss and grass, she lays sixteen or seventeen eggs, they are white with
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