School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 099
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- (continued from previous page)a coil of rope hanging on a nail or an empty flower pot. The eggs are white with red spots, and they usually lay four to six eggs. (From Mrs Anderson, Castletown)
- A starling builds her nest of moss and leaves. She lays five eggs of a blueish colour and very small.
- A sparrow's nest is made of clay, wool, and withered leaves and bits of sticks they lay three white eggs with little brown spots on them.
- She builds a deep nest, and moss on the inside she lays three or four blue eggs
- She builds in a ploughed field, first she scratches away the clay and makes the shape of a nest. Then she lines it with moss and twigs. She hatches for three weeks, five eggs she usually lays and they are blue with a spot on them.
- Informant
- Mr Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadoon, Co. Kildare
