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School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)

Location:
Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 440

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    Birds in District
    Crow Blackbird Magpie Yellow Hammer Wactail Robin Wren Thrush Hawk Phibilín Owl Jay Sparrow Goldfinch Tomtit Bullfinch Seagull
    Mygratory Birds
    Cuckoo Marten Swallow Corncrcak.
    Situation of nest
    The crow - builds her nest on the top of a high tree
    The Blackbird builds her nest in a furze bush
    The Mapie builds her nest in a
    sceach"
    The Wactail builds her nest in a "sceac"
    The Robin builds her nest a hole in a fence
    The Wren builds her nest in a mossy wall or "sceach"
    The Owl builds her nest in a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Richard Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny