School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   It lays a lot of eggs. The colour of them is white.
   The Jay-Thrush builds its nest in a bush. It makes the nest of wool and hair and moss and feathers. It lays four or five eggs. The colour of them is white with brown spots.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   The Birds that come here in Spring are the Cuckoo, The Corncrake, the Swift, the Swallow, The House Martin and the Sand Martin.
   The Cuckoo builds no nest but usually lays in a lark's nest. The egg is dull grey in colour. The egg hatches for one month.
   the Corncrake builds in corn or grass. It's nest is made of dry grass and leaves. It lays from seven to ten eggs. The eggs are of a reddish white colour spotted with brown and grey. It hatches for one month.
   The Swift builds up high in an old castle or under the eaves of houses. Its nest is made of anything that floats in the air because it never tips the ground. It lays two pure white eggs. It hatches for one month.
   The House-Martin builds under the eaves of houses

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alphonsus G. O' Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Monktown, Co. Meath

   Informant

   John Byrd

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farm-labourer

   Address

   Monktown, Co. Meath