School: Killmallock Convent School
- Location:
- Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Dimpna
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- (continued from previous page)broken, and so tries to draw intruders away from her nest.
The magpie is known by his chattering cry, belongs to the crow family. If captured young he can be full of mischief, and he is fond of carrying off and hiding bright and shining objects, such as spoons, coins and jewellery.
The water-hen builds a nest of reeds, sticks and leaves close to the waters edge. On leaving her nest, the mother covers the eggs with leaves and rushes to hide them from the crows and magpies. When startled it dives at once and often stays under the water till the danger is past, poking only her bill above water so that she may breath.
- Collector
- Maureen Sheedy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas Sheedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballingaddy North, Co. Limerick
