School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)
- Location:
- Corboy, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Susan Stephens
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- There are many different kinds of birds seen in my district. The most popular birds are, the robin, the blackbird, the thrush, the wren, the blue-wren, the wood-pigeon, the cuckoo, the swallow, the crow, the jackdaw, the lark, the magpie, the gold-finch, the chaffinch, the sparrow, the willie-wagtail and the curlew. The birds that migrate are the swallow and the cuckoo. Nests
The robin builds its nest in a hole in a ditch or in an old can. It builds its nest of moss and hay and lines it with horse-hair.
The blackbirds builds its nest of hay and feathers and lines it with wool.
The thrush builds its nest in a hedge, it builds it of hay and feathers and lines it with mud.
The wren builds her nest in a bush or sometimes in hay it builds it with moss and lines it with hair.
The wood-pigeon builds her nest in the top of a fir tree, she builds it with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Violet Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Lackan, Co. Longford
