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School: Cill Beathach (roll number 16807)

Location:
Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 061

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    “The well known birds in this locality are: the crow, magpie...”

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    in the bogs.
    The sparrow buils under the eave of a house.
    The wren builds in the furze bush.
    The robin makes her nest in the side of the ditch.
    The skylark builds her nest on the ground.
    The blackbird builds on the whitethorn bush.
    The thrush and the linnet build in the furze bush. The most of the birds stay three weeks sitting on the eggs.
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    The boys play tops, football, buttons, and marbles, and we often search for bird's nests. In the end of summer we go picking blackberrys, crabs, sloes, and nuts. In the snow we throw snow balls and make
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry