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School: Empor (roll number 941)

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Emper, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 085

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    houses the swallow builds its nest in the eaves of houses also, and sometimes in the rafters of barns. The goldfinch builds in an elder tree, or in a dale tree.
    The willie-wag-tail and the green linnet build their nests in a hole in the wall.
    The chaffinch builds in an orchard.
    The corncrake builds its nest in long grass.
    The cuckoo builds no nest at all it lays its eggs in other birds nests.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Glynn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bernard Molphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Emper, Co. Westmeath