School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)
- Location:
- Inis Tíog, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 153
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- The birds which are commonly found in this district are:- The black-bird, thrush, crane, wild duck, black diver, robin, crow and sparrow.
The following birds migrate:- The wild duck, swallow Cuckoo. The thrush blackbird, wren and robin build their nests in hawthorn bushes or in a bunch of briars. The crow, and crane, build their nests on the top of a high tree. The sparrow builds her nest in a hawthorn bush, with straw and clay.
- Collector
- Edward Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cheapach, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mrs J. Lee
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Address
- An Cheapach, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- The wild birds are:- Wild duck, plover, phesant, snipe, woodcock, crow reglus, Cuckoo. The Wild duck and phesant are perhaps the nicest of all the birds. The wild duck is found in Slobby land. They have fine elastic like feathers of green white and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Cotterell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Choileáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr William Cotterell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Cill Choileáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
