School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 17_009
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- The pheasant is a wild bird. They generally build their nests in woods. There are pheasants in Florry Healy's wood. The pheasant makes his nest on the ground. It is a very simple nest. The bird just makes her form in the dry grass. She only hatches a small clutch. She lays only four or five eggs. The eggs are fair sized and light brown in colour. Birds nests are often robbed of their eggs by young - lands and when the poor bird returns to her little home and finds her nest robbed she becomes very angry and she curses those bad boys that robbed her nest and they generally get a dose of scabs or itch. The blackbird builds her nest in a ditch it is made of mud and hay. She lays five eggs they are blue spotted in colour. The robin builds her nest in the side of a ditch in a hole. This bird stays with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán T. Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
