School: Muclach
- Location:
- Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Néill
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- (continued from previous page)is a very big bird. The colour of the pheasant is red. The pheasant lays ten eggs. Some of the pheasants are tame and others are tame. The pheasant builds her nest in the woods and bogs. The pheasant comes near the houses when there is a storm. The magpie is of a black and white colour. The magpie lays seven eggs. The magpie sits on the eggs five weeks on the eggs. People would say that magpie is lucky. The magpie sings sweetly. The magpie curses any boys who rob her. The thrush is of a brown colour. The the thrush builds her nest in a thorn bush. The thrush lays fore eggs. The colour of the eggs are blue. The thrush is a very nice singer. The thrush stays with us the Winter. Long ago people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheal Bracken
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballard, Co. Offaly
