School: Dundalk (Mercy Convent) (roll number 5387)

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   Birds Lore

   One of the most melodious Irish songsters is the Thrush.Her nest which may be found in a thick hedge,practically concealed from the human eye,is a picture of tidiness and cleanliness, it is always four or five feet from another Thrush's nest.
   Snails,worms,insects, and bread crumbs are the food on which the thrush subsists.She lays four blue eggs with brown spots on them,and as a general rule it takes a fortnight to bring forth the young.
   Another popular bird is the Blackbird.She is often associated with the Thrush on account of her whistling to the song of the latter.Her nest is unlike that of the thrush the only difference being that the Blackbird secures her little home by putting clay round it.The four eggs

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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eleanor Mc Gee

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Saint Alphonsus Road, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Mr Mc Geary

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   84

   Address

   Avenue Road, Co. Louth