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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 127

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    Birds
    The names of the birds found locality are:- robins, sparrows, wrens, goldfinches, willywags, yellowhammers, chaffinches, swallows, canaries, water-hens, blackbirds, seagulls, jackdaws, cranes, curlews, snipes, partridge, pheasants, pigeons, woodquests, bats, owls, thrushes, magpies, grouse, plovers, skygoats, swans, wild-duck, wild geese.
    The robin makes her nest in a mossy bank or in an old tea-pot or in an old kettle that would be thrown out.
    The sparrow makes her nest in a shrub. The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly