School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)
- Location:
- Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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- (continued from previous page)four blue eggs, and takes three weeks to hatch them.
- Chaffinch
A Chaffinch builds her nest in a bush. She makes it with moss, clay and straw. She lays four brown eggs, and takes three weeks to hatch them. Wagtail
The wagtail builds her nest in a wall. She makes it of clay, horse-hair and straw. She lays four white eggs with blue spots in them. She takes three weeks to hatch them. Waterhen
A waterhen builds her nest in the bank of a river or in rushes. She builds it of straw. She lays ten white eggs with brown(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlemitchell North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Castlemitchell North, Co. Kildare
