School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)
- Location:
- Rathduane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Múinneacáin
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- The wild birds that are found in this district are:- the wren, thrush, blackbird, robin, lark, crow, sparrow, yellow-hammer, magpie, swallow, stair, tom-tit and jack-daw. The cuckoo who also spends the Summer months with us migrate when the Winter draws near.
The swallow and corncrake also leaves us when Summer is over. A bird known as the heron also visits us. This bird is commonly called the crane and is not so numerous in this country as the other birds.
The robin usually builds its nest in mossy ditches and fences; the wren usually finds a more concealed place for its nest such as on a bush or in a wall. The thrush and blackbird build their nests on the tops of trees and on hedges. The crows build their nests in the chimneys of houses. If they were allowed to do so. they build their nests on trees in the woods. The cuckoo never builds a nest of its own but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds The length of time it takes birds to hatch varies from(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Ned Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kippagh, Co. Cork
