School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

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   her nest on the ground in the long grasses. The swallow builds in the eaves of houses. The wren builds her nest in the eaves of houses. The robin builds her nest on a fence. She lays four eggs. The colour of her eggs are brown with a deeper brown spot. The thrush builds her nest in a fence. She lays four eggs. The blackbird builds her nest in a fence and she lays from four to six eggs. They are greenish blue thickly spotted with dull red. She lays seventeen eggs in the year. The first three consists of five each and the last of two. The stares build their nests in the eaves of houses. The wild ducks build their nests in bogs. It is said that

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridget Farrell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Garrycam, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Patrick Farrell

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Address

   Garrycam, Co. Longford