School: Dromseanbhoth (B.)
- Location:
- Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 299
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- (continued from previous page)in the evening. She builds her nest on the ground.
The starling when storm is near are walking around in the meadows and rise up in large clusters and fly away.
The blackbird builds her nest in a hedge. Her nest is composed of moss, sticks, hair and clay. She lays five very small eggs with blue spots on them.
The skylark builds her nest among the tall grasses or in the cornfields.
The wren, the King of all birds, builds her nest in an old ivy tree. Not like most birds she closes her nest all round. She leaves a tiny door on one side about an inch in diameter. The wren lays from eighteen to twenty eggs.
The pigeon builds her nest in tall trees. The nest is made quite flat. She only lays two(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Francis Whelan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumgorman, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Bernard Whelan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumgorman, Co. Leitrim
