School: Radharc na Mara (roll number 15424)

Location:
Rosses Lower, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 125

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 125

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  1. Seagulls Swallows, wild ducks geese wren Lapwings water hens corncrake terngulls linnet starling Crow yellow hammer gold finch magpie curlew cuckoo. Swallows build their nests in old barns. Seagulls build their nests in the sand. wild-ducks build their nests in the bog. Geese build their nests in the bog. Corncrake build their nests in the meadow. Terngulls build in the sand. Linnits build in the bushes. Starlings build in the rafters of the houses. Crows build in a big tree. Lapwings build in the bog. Water-hens build in the bogs. Magpies build in a big tree. Curliews build in the rushes. Cuckoos build no nest but goes into another birds nest and lays his eggs. Wrens build in the evs of the houses. Gold-finch builds in the briers. Robins build in the bank. Yellow-hammer build in the bushes. Sparrows build in the thatch. Thrushes build in a bush. Blackbirds build in a bush.
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12