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School: Doire Ó gCuanaigh (roll number 8991)

Location:
Derrygoony, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
L. Mac Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 226

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    Wren
    Nest: Shaped like a ball with a hole in the side made of moss and clay lined with hair.
    Eggs: from twenty to twenty five eggs
    Crow
    Nest: Shaped like a bowl made of twigs and lined with mud.
    Eggs: Four to five eggs ovel shaped white.
    Jack daw
    Nest: Shaped like a pot made of twigs and lined with mud.
    Eggs: Five to six eggs ovel shaped, Blue, Sits one month.
    Wagtail
    Nest: Shaped like a cup, made of mud and moss, lined with hair
    Eggs: Green with red marking Sits three weeks, Three to four eggs.
    Snipe
    Nest: Shaped like a big ball made of mud and moss
    Eggs: Four to five eggs. Speckled, Sits tree weeks.
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