School: Lusmagh
- Location:
- Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 152
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- Birds commonly found in Lusmagh are the wild duck water hen plover and swan.
The wild duck builds her nest in heath and lays ten eggs. The colour of the eggs are bluesh. The water hen builds her next in a swampy place where rushes grow. She lays six eggs and hatches them for three weeks. The plover builds her next on a hill. She lays two eggs and it is very hard to see them because they are the colour of the grass. She hatches for to weeks. The swan builds her nest on the brink of the Shannon she gets about a donkey load of rushes and builds her nest. She lays from two to five eggs and hatches for to weeks.
- Collector
- James Troy
- Gender
- Male
