School: Stackallen (roll number 1309)
- Location:
- Stackallan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: P.T. Mac Gabhann
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- (continued from previous page)eggs. There were very few of them birds round this district a few years ago but they are getting more plentiful. Another bird I know of is a blue tit. The common name for him in this district is a Stony Chatter. He is also called a Judy Blackhead. They build their nests in walls and under the roof of a house. Another common bird of this district is a snipe. Some people call the snipe a manana. Another common bird of this district is a crane. There is a river down in the fields a short distance from this school and there is some swampy land along it and the cranes and snipes are plentiful in it. This time of year the snipe be flying around and they make noise like a goat and that must be why the people call him a man-an-aa. Another bird that is common is the lark. He lives in the meadows around here. My brother found a lark's(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Noel Meade
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Stackallan, Co. Meath
