School: Ballyconnell (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Mulligan
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- The birds generally to be found in our district are, the robin, the crow the magpie, the thrush the Blackbird, the Linnet, the wren, the willowwag tail , the skylark, the boglark, the cuckoo the corn-crake and the swallow.
The cuckoo, the corn-crake and the swallow leave us in winter and go across the sea. The robin builds her nest in a hawthorn bush. The crow builds her nest at the top of a high tree. The magpie builds also in a high tree. The thrush and the blackbird build low down in a hedge. The linnet builds in a hedge but not so high up. The wren builds in the eve of houses. The willowwag tail in a bog bank or in a clamp of turf. The sky lark builds in tuffs of grass on the ground and the bog-lark also(continues on next page)
