School: Glynn (C.) (roll number 4602)
- Location:
- Glynn, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Giolla Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)The robin builds its nest in a hedge.
The wren builds its nest in a sgeach.
The swallow builds its nest in a cow-house or a barn.
The cuckoo builds no nest of its own but lays its eggs in another bird's nest.
We would be very lonely without the birds because they sing the praises of God from morning until night.
- 3. There is no time of the year when birds are not abundant in Ireland. We have them with us the whole year round. The resident birds in this district are the robin, wren, thrush, blackbird, and crow. The cuckoo, corncrake and swallow are the best known(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Sexton
- Gender
- Female
