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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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    The wild birds that are found in our district are the robin, wren, blackbird and the thrush. The robin builds its nest in the ditch, it makes it with moss and grass and hair and with feathers, she lays five eggs, they are white with brown spots, she sits on them three weeks. The wren builds its nest anywhere it makes it with moss and grass, she lays sixteen or seventeen eggs, they are white with
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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
    Patrick Canning
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soppog, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Canning
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38
    Address
    Soppog, Co. Donegal