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School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)

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Knockcarron, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 438

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    The birds most commonly found in my district are, sparrows, robins, wrens, hawks, wood-peckers, jackdaws, crows, blackbirds, thrushes, starlings (locally called "stares") magpies, finches (bullfinches, gold-finches, chaffinches) linnet (brown & green) yellowhammers (buntings) golden wren, water wagtail, plovers (golden, grey & green) curlews, snipe, wild-duck, tits, water-hens, cranes, scald-crows, field-buntings, cuckoos, corncrakes, seagulls, kingfishers, larks, (skylark and tit-lark), swallows, martins, owl
    BIRD | WHERE SHE BUILDS
    Sparrows | under house-eaves
    robins | bushes, shrubs, banks, old utensils
    wrens | bushes, house-eaves, hedges
    hawks | on a high tree
    woodpecker | hole in trunk of tree
    Jack-daws | chimneys and ruins
    pigeon | wild crab trees
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Duhig
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Emly, Co. Tipperary