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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   Goldfinch A brown bird with a red breast and yellow wings which builds her nest in the hedge and lays five eggs.
   Linnet a green bird with yellow wings and builds her nest in the bushes and lays four and sits on them for a month
   Blue Jay A blue bird which builds her nest in the trees and lays five eggs
   Sparrow is a very tiny bird. She builds her nest in the eaves of houses or in an old wall
   Hawk is a big brown bird. It lives upon small birds or chickens if it can get them.
   Owl is a big brown bird. The first owl was introduced here in 1841 from Italy where the birds where prized for destroying insects
   Diver is a big bird that builds her nest on an island she is a very fat bird
   Brownies A small brown bird and lays four eggs in an ivy bush
   Bluebird is a blue bird and lays four eggs in white thorn bush
   Scare-Crow is a big black bird with a white head she builds a nest in the chimneys if old houses
   Plover builds in the bogs mostly on the ground she lays three eggs

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   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
         1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Thomas

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Michael Thomas

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   38

   Address

   An Ghlasdromainn, Co. Liatroma