School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eugene Conway
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- Wild birds in my district are very plentiful. I will name as many of them as I know.
The swan is the largest bird in our part. It builds its nest in a pond or swamp of water. The swan lays seven eggs and sits on them for three weeks.
The Wild Duck:- is about the same size as the tame duck, it lays four eggs and builds its nest on the bank of a river among the reeds.
The Thrush:- is a very sweet singer. If he is heard singing on a tree top on a summer morning there will be good weather. If he is on the ground picking food there will be bad weather.
The Blackbird:- is a sweet singer also, he builds his nest in a close hedge and lays eight eggs. Sometimes the blackbird is heard singing "Birdie".
The Gold-Finch:- is a very nice bird. It is in the Spring that the young birds come out. Then the boys get birdlime and a small bush. First they put the birdlime on the bush, then they get seeds and stick them on the bush, then the birds go to eat the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Harry Flood
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Laurence Cooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 92
- Address
- Daroge, Co. Longford
