School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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   Names of the birds:-
   The wild birds that we are familiar with in this locality are the lark, the black-bird, the sparrow, the thrush, the pigeon, the plover, the snipe, the robin, the wren, the swallow, the gold-finch, the rook, the magpie, the cuckoo, the sea-gull, the lady- wash- dish, "narrie the bogs", the wild duck and the water hen, the linnet and the hawk.

   Migratory birds:-
   The birds that migrate are the cuckoo, the swallow, the sparrow, the plover and the gold-finch.

   Nests:-
   Nests built on the ground are the lark's nest, the corn-crake's nest. Those which are built in briars and in bushes are the robin's nest, the thrush's nest, and the black-bird's nest. Those which are built in fences are the wren's nest and the gold-finch's nest. Those which are built in trees are the rook's nest and the hawk's nest. The sparrow usually builds its nest under the eaves or thatch

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa Coughlan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derreennalomane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr T. Burke

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Derreennalomane, Co. Cork