School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 584
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- (continued from previous page)The fore-going is a list of the wild birds that are common in this district.
They all build their nests and rear their young here.
The swallow, martin, cockoo, swift, and corncrake come here in April or May and go back south in August or September.
The whild goose, widgeon, plover, redwing and teal come here in Autumn and leave in the Spring.
Cormorants are here in Summer time. They go to the seaside for the Winter.
Seagulls come here when they have the young ones reared at the seaside. Eagles pass over this district from west ot east but do not alight.
Mr. James Bruton, Ringtown, Castlepollard saw the nest of a wild goose in Clonave bog some years ago.
- Collector
- Desmond Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Gerald Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grangestown, Co. Westmeath
