School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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   habitations. In the winter months he will come right into our houses for food, and will make friends with anyone who does not frighten him with any sudden movements. The Robin commences to nest quite early in the spring. The linnet is found on our gorse-covered commons, where small colonies are frequently seen nesting in neighbouring bushes. He is a confiding little bird too and while his mate is sitting, the male will sit on the top of a bush near by, and warble his twittering song for many minutes. These birds feed chiefly upon the seeds of weeds, and so a great deal of good in this

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Síghle Ní Laoghaire

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Ráth, Co. Chorcaí