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School: Gleann Iascaigh (roll number 16363)

Location:
Bellafarney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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  1. Bird-Lore - The Wild Duck

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    The colour of the wild duck is brown with purple feathers in her wings. She builds her nest with heather on a high bank in the bog. She lays ten eggs and she hatches four weeks on them. Then the young ones come out.
    She stays with them and teaches them to swim. The wild duck knows how to swim.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gleneasky, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Mike Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    57
    Address
    Gleneasky, Co. Sligo