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School: Rathdrum (B)

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Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
S. Ó Muirgheasa
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    When the nest is built and the eggs layed she pulls grass over the mouth of the hole so that it can't be seen. The magpie builds its nest in the tree tops. It is the same as a wrens nest but it is made of twigs. The snipe builds its nest in the grass. The curlew is the same.
    The thrushs egg is a green egg with a black spot on them. The blackbirds eggs are the same. The robin's egg is a small egg, white, with a brown spot. They all site about 21 days on the eggs.
    Thomas Monaghan
    Glassenarget
    Rathdrum.
    Co. Wicklow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glasnarget North, Co. Wicklow