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School: Malahide (B.)

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Malahide, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 123

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    One of the birds I am going to write about is the robin. She lays five eggs which are white and have brown spots. Her nest is made of moss and hair. I found a robins nest this year in a very unusual place for such. She built it in an old paint-can which I threw out some months before.
    The cuckoo is another strange bird as she makes no nest of her own, but lays her egg in a tit-larks nest. When the young
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Malahide, Co. Dublin