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School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla

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Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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    “A bullfinch builds her nest in a brake of briars.”

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    A Bullfinch builds her nest in a brake of briars. When the young are born they are coloured like chickens and are very big The nest is nearly flat and sheep's wool is used for the lining.
    A Blackbird builds her nest in a bush It is made of hay and mud. Se lays five blue eggs with spots on them. The black bird makes a lot of noise when flying out from under the bushes. She does this to give the young an alarm that they are in danger.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr James O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Address
    Knockbarry, Co. Cork