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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 21

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    brown spots, she sits on them for three weeks.
    The blackbird builds its nest in the bushes, it builds it with moss and grass and mud, she lays four or five eggs, they are green with brown spots, she sits on them for three weeks.
    The thrush builds sits nest in the bushes, it make it with moss and grass and mud on the inside, she lays five eggs, they are green with black spots, she sit on them three weeks. The birds that migrate are the cuckoo and the swallow. It is said that if a boy robs a bird's nest, bad luck will follow him.
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    History Edit
    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