School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)
- Location:
- Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 564
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- (continued from previous page)near a dwelling house. The nest is made of twigs and lined on the inside with mud and moss. She lays about three eggs in it. They are of a whitish blue colour. She sits on the eggs for about three weeks.
The sparrow makes her nest in the thatch in house-caves. She makes her nest of feathers. She lays about six or seven eggs. They are of a whitish colour. She sits on them for about three weeks.
The wren builds her nest in a hole in a fence. She makes a spherical nest of moss with a small hole for going in and out. She lays about eleven of a bluish white colour and she sits on them for a period of three weeks.
The thrush makes her nest in a whitethorn tree in the months of April and May. It is made of mud and moss lined with hair. She lays five eggs in it. These are of a bluish colour and she sits on them for about three weeks.
The blackbird builds her nest in the centre of a whitethorn tree. It is made of mud and moss and lined on the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Racomane West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs John O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Racomane West, Co. Kerry
