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School: Athea (roll number 15686)

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Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs M. Danaher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 015

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    and hay. Lays five eggs of a dark brown colour.
    Swallow - A migrating bird. Builds its nest in the rafters of a hay shed or in the eaves of houses. It is made of little lumps of puddle and the inside is lined with hay and feathers. Lays four eggs of a green colour. Feeds its young with flies.
    Peig Ni Conchubhair,
    Cnoc Ban.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peig Ní Chonchubhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athea, Co. Limerick