School: Killenaule, Dúrlas Éile (B.)

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   Bird Lore
   The thrush builds his nest in a hedge they make it of roots and plaster it with mud. the thrushes eggs are red spotted. She lays from four to five eggs. The cock thrush hatches for six hour in the day and the hen thrush hatches for the rest of the day. The magpie builds her nest in a leafless tree or hedge she lays six eggs blue spotted. They cover in their nest with waving bushes no other bird can evict her except the hawk and she lays her eggs in it. The black bird makes his nest of mud and he covers it with hay or with grass. She lays blue eggs and black spots on them. The wren builds his nest in Ivy or in an old wall. she lay four eggs white coloured. The Yellow hammer builds his nest on the river bank she builds her nest of old hay or grass or old hair and feathers she lay from four to five eggs white coloured. The sky lark builds her nest in grass. she lays four eggs white coloured she makes her nest of hay.
   The wood quest her nest in ivy it is a flat nest she lays her eggs in the middle of it she lays two eggs white colour with a blue shade. The Robbin lay four eggs she build her nest in a hedge she makes it of mud and moss and line it with hair she lays four eggs white and red spots. The bull finch only lays two eggs she builds her nest something like the wood quest nest

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Edmond Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killenaule, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Patrick Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killenaule, Co. Tipperary