School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 122
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- The following are the names of wild birds in my district :- The blackbird; the robin; the thrush; the Wren; the lady Wag tail; The Wild duck; the Plover; the Curlew; the Magpie; the Yellow hammer, the Crow; the Jackdaw; the Sea gull; these birds don't migrate. the Blackbird builds its nest in a bush. The nest is made of moss and sticks. The inside of the nest is lined with moss and hay. The Robin builds its nest in a hole in a ditch, or in a hole in a bush, She makes her nest with moss and hay. The thrush builds her nest in a black-thorn bush. The magpie builds her nest in a tree. The nest is made of hay, and mud, and sticks. People say that if the swallows fly low it is a sign of bad weather,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolagh More, Co. Cork
