School: Killmallock Convent School
- Location:
- Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Dimpna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 303
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- The wild birds which frequent the district are the black-bird, Thrush, Finch, Linnett, Sparrow, Wren, Wagtail, Robin-redbreast, Starling, Skylark, Litlark, Chaffinch and some others at certain times of the year; Cuckoo, Swallow, Grey and Green Plover, the Snipe and Curlew.
The skylark's nest among the grass,
And waving corn is found,
The robin's on a shady bank
With oak-leaves strewed around
The wren builds in an ivied thorn
Or old and ruined wall
The mossy nest so covered in
You scarce can see at all
The martins build their nests of clay,
In rows beneath the eaves;
Whilst silvery litchen, moss and hair
The chaffinch interweaves
The cuckoo builds no nest at all,
But through the wood she strays,
Until she finds one snug and warm
And there an egg she lays.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Sheedy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas Sheedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
