School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 477
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- (continued from previous page)year round. She builds her nest of moss. The blackbird builds her nest in the fork of a tree.
The thrush, the crow, the magpie, the hawk, the pigeon, built their nest in a a tree. The stone-chat builds her nest in a hole in the wall.
The partridge builds her nest in the side of a mossy ditch. The sparrow builds her nest in the tatch. The water-hen builds her nest on a clump of rushes surrounded by water.
The cuckoo builds no nest, she lays her eggs in a lark's nest. She migrates to Africa in the Winter time. The corn-crake builds her nest in the meadow
The swallow builds her nest in a house. She also migrates to Africa in the Winter. The starling builds her nest under the the eve of the house.
- Collector
- Brigid Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Druminiskin, Co. Meath
