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School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (C.) (roll number 6845)

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Caisleán Ó Liatháin, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
S. Ní Mhuchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 189

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  3. XML “Bird-Lore”
  4. XML “Nests in this District”

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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  2. Nests in this District

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    Crows
    build on the tops of trees
    Storks
    build their nests on the highest tree they can find
    Pigeons
    build in ivy trees, fir trees and even monkey trees - high or low they lay 2 white eggs with blue specks on them.
    Swallows
    in the eaves, in ruins - in the rafters - in old "casted"pots or buckets - in haysheds, in walls, in dykes
    Robins
    build in ditches as a rule or in "casted" household utensils eg old kettles, teapots in hay in bushes & in walls.
    Thrushes
    build in the white thorn bush
    Blackbirds
    build in the white thorn bush & in laurel trees
    Skylarks
    build on the ground in bunches of grass, in wheat, in meadows - in bogs
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