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School: Brownhill (roll number 11427)

Location:
Tirnaskea North, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ní Ghamail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0955, Page 005

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  1. Birds Common to this District (continued)

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    Bird Next Eggs Hatching
    Swallow Small next in a house five white spotted fortnight
    Cuckoo Lays in another bird's nest one bluish green egg fortnight
    Corncrake Big nest in a hay field seven brown spotted fortnight
    Ploven Big nest in potatoe field four brown eggs fortnight
    Robin Small nest in a bank five brown spotted fortnight
    Wren Small nest in a hedge twelve bluish eggs fortnight
    Thrush Small nest in a hedge four bluish green eggs fortnight
    Blackbird Small nest in a hedge four green eggs fortnight
    Sparrow Small nest in a bush five green eggs fortnight
    Finch Small nest in an apple tree four brown eggs fortnight
    Hawk Big nest in a tree two to five blue eggs fortnight
    Lark Small nest on the ground four brown eggs fortnight
    Linnet Small nest in whin bush four bluish spotted eggs fortnight
    Crow Big nest in a high tree four white eggs fortnight
    Jack-daw Large nest in a chimney four black and white eggs fortnight
    Magpie Large nest in a tree seven black spotted fortnight
    Wood-Pigeon Big nest in a tree two white eggs fortnight
    Owl Large nest in Ivy Tree two white eggs three weeks
    Woodcock Small nest on ground in ferns four brownish eggs month
    Partridge Large nest in briars from ten to seventeen month
    Snipe small nest in bog five white eggs with spot month
    Wild-duck Big nest on bank from eight to twelve month
    Swan Large nest on island from six to eight six weeks
    Curlew nest on the sand four brown spotted eggs three weeks
    Pheasant Large nest on ground twelve brownish eggs month
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killygavna, Co. Monaghan