School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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  1. The thrush builds her nest in a bush. The colour of her eggs are blue.
    It takes her a month to hatch her eggs.
    The old people say that when the thrush is singing she says "It is better to have it than want it."
    If it is going to rain the thrush sings in a small bush and if it is going to snow she sings on the ground and if we are going to have fine weather she
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Cooley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullacash North, Co. Kildare