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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 168

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    when the summer comes.
    The crow stays with us the whole year and so does the lark. The blackbird and the robin build their nests in the ditch. The rooks build it in a field. The crow builds on a tree.
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    The robin builds its nest in a hedge and sometimes in a bush. A robin builds a very warm nest. First the robin gathers fog and grass and hair to build its nest. He sits on his nest for about two weeks. Then the young birds come out. They are called young "skinnies".
    The blackbirds builds his nest
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Corrigan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Annie Corrigan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Calliagh, Co. Monaghan