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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 18

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    The most common birds in our district are the crow, sparrow, lark, robin, swallow, cuckoo, wren, felt. The cuckoo and swallow migrate. The crow builds in a tree, the sparrow builds in a hedge, the lark builds on the ground, the robin builds in the side of a ditch and the swallows build under the caves of houses. The crow makes her nest with sticks and straw. The wren builds her nest with moss. The felt builds with hay and the lark with grass. The cuckoo builds no nest. The crow's eggs are white with brown spots and the robin's eggs are speckled. The lark's eggs are brown, the swallow's
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Ivor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Philip Mc Brearty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Brearty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal