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School: Killegar (roll number 5684)

Location:
Killygar, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Robert Adams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 268

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    The most common wild birds of this district are as follows:- the Robin, the Wren, the Goldfinch, the Bullfinch, the Crow, the Magpie, the Jackdaw, the Pigeon, the Hawk, the Woodcock, the Partridge, the Grouse, the sea-gulls, the Swallow, the Cuckoo, the Corncrake, the Wild-goose, the Snipe, the Wild Duck, the Swan, the Willie Wagtail and the Stonechecken.
    The robin is a small bird and is noted for his red breast. Robins are plentiful in the district and they are good singers
    In Spring the
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    Language
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    Collector
    George Robert Morrison
    Gender
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