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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    The swallow comes to us in May and leaves us in July. The swallow builds her nest in a cow shed. She builds the nest against the rafters of the shed. She plasters it with mud and lines it inside with hair and feathers. She lays five eggs.
    If you rob a swallow's nest the
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tim Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Kildare