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   moss. She lays five eggs. Their eggs are blue with black dots.
   The robin builds her nest in a hole in a ditch or in a shoe. The nest is made of sops and lined with feathers. She lays five white eggs with brown dots.
   The wren builds her nest in the thatch of a house. The nest is made of moss and lined with feathers. She lays from ten to twelve white eggs with blue spots in them.
   The owl builds in a cluster of bushes. The nest is made of straw. She lays four white eggs with black dots.
   The magpie builds on top of a high tree. The nest is made of bits of sticks and the eggs are brown.
   The snipe builds her nest in a cow track. The nest is made of fionán and lined with bog cotton. She lays

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pádraig Bairéad

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killacrim, Co. Kerry