School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trathanaí, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 476
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The following birds are to be seen the whole year round, the robin, the wren, the blackbird, the thrush, the sparrow, the crow, the jackdaw, the magpie, the hawk, the pheasant, the crane, the stone-chat, the pigeon, the partridge, the chaffinch, and the water-hen.
The following birds come to us in the Summer, and go away to another warmer country in Autumn, the cuckoo, the corn-crake, the swallow, the goldfinch, the bullfinch, and the martin.
The wildgoose, the wild-duck, and the starling, come to us from the North of Euripe to spend the Winter, and go away in Spring.
The robin builds her nest in the side of a ditch. She does not migrated to another country
The wren builds her nest in a bush. She remains with us the whole(continues on next page)
