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School: The Rower (C.), Inistioge (roll number 15161)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Labhaoise Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 245

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    The most common wild birds are Jackdaws, Chaffinches, Yellowhammers, Tomtits, Willie-wagtails, Wrens, Sparrows, Cranes, Cormorants, Water-hens, Wild duck, Corncrakes, Cuckoos, Curlew, Pilibín, Snipe, Woodcock, Grouse, Lark, Pheasant, Swallows, Marlin, Kingfishers, Wild Geese, Swans, Black stairs and Owls.
    The Swallows, the Cuckoo, and the Corncrake migrate. The Swallows collect in vast numbers on house tops and wires before they migrate in September. They return in small batches to the same nests. If the nests are (destroyed) destroyed they build in the same place. It is impossible to shift their nests. The Corncrake
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    Language
    English
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    Dan Williams
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    Age
    26
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    Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny