School: Termonfeckin
- Location:
- Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
- Teacher: T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 294
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- (continued from previous page)It is a very small nest and it is made of wool, feathers, twigs, and hair. This bird lays three eggs and sits on them for three weeks. The eggs are of a cremay colour and have a brown speck on them.
- The wild birds usually found in our district are, the wildgoose, the wild duck, the swallow, the cookoo, and the corncrake. These birds migrate after the summer.
The swallow is a bird which always builds its nest in a shed, or on the beam of a roof in an old house. The swallows nest is made of clay, mud and moss. It is lined with feathers and hair. The swallow lays a small egg. The egg has a small brown spot on it. This bird sits on the eggs for about three weeks.
Boys are told that it is a sin to rob birds nests.
When the wildgeese and wild ducks are seen inland, there is a storm at sea. The curlews cries(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Quail
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Blackhall, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Quail
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Blackhall, Co. Louth
