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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

Location:
Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 053

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    it comes back to Ireland in the Summer. It lays four eggs.
    The wren is a very small bird and it has brown feathers. The wren lays about twenty eggs. It builds its nest in a bush. It builds its nest from clay moss and sticks.
    The wren is the king of all the birds. The blackbird has a mouth of gold. It lays four eggs, and the eggs are blue. It builds its nest of sticks and clay and moss. It builds its nest in a bush of tree.
    The cuckoo goes to Africa in the Winter and it comes back in Summer to Ireland. It lays one egg in another birds nest. The cuckoo is a grey bird. The cuckoo never go near a town or
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Moulton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mary Fowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumlease, Co. Leitrim