School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)their nests from moss and soft wooley feathers. They lay four or five eggs. The colours of they eggs are black and white.
The yellow hammers make their nests from moss and feathers and hair. They lay five white eggs. They lie on them for three weeks. The crows and the woodpigeons and the magpies build their nests from twigs and moss. They lay four eggs about as big as a bantam's egg.
The wren builds hers from soft moss and hair and soft wooley feathers. She lays twenty two eggs. The wren is said to be the king of the birds.
The cuckoo is said to be the nicest bird of all. It has reddish feet and her feathers(continues on next page)- Collector
- Gwen Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monavea, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Ronnie Atkinson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Monavea, Co. Laois