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School: Cúl na Fearna

Location:
Coolnafarna, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 323

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    Some birds in my district migrate in Winter. The cuckoo comes to our shore in April and goes away in June and the corncrake the swallow the yellow hammer the water snake also migrate. The wild birds in my district are, the thrush, linnet, gold finch, yellow hammer, willie wack tail, blackbird, wild goose, partridge and the wild duck. The thrush builds her nest in trees. The linnet builds her nest in a hole in the wall. The gold finch builds her nest on palm trees
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    Topics
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gretta Geraghty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leo, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Dominic Geraghty
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leo, Co. Mayo