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School: Clonshough

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Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
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C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 440

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    A King Fisher builds his nest in a bank by the side of a river or stream. His nest is built with the tiniest bits of seashells and fishbones.
    The eggs are white with brown spots. The King Fisher is a kind of a blue green bird and it is only as big as a robin.
    An Owl is a bird of prey he sleeps all day and seeks his prey at night. He builds his nest in a hollow tree or barn. There are two kinds of Owls one a "brown owl" and the other a "white owl".
    Owls are known to eat their young when they are
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