School: Carrigeengeare (roll number 8672)
- Location:
- Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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- The birds most common in the district are: -
(I) The Blackbirds. The male bird is of a jet-black colour with yellow beak and legs. The female blackbird is brownish-black. There are yellow rings around his eyes.
He builds its nest in a thick whitethorn bush or in a mossy bank, composed of any grass and twigs lined with feathers and plastered with clay on the outside, lays four or five eggs usually bluish-gray colour, hatches for two weeks.
(II) The Robin.
Builds its nest in a mossy bank, made from moss and feathers, lays five or six eggs which are greyish white with brown spots, hatches for twelve or fourteen days.
(III) The Thrush.
Builds in a thick hedge, eggs are four or five in number and bluish-white in colour with brown spots(continues on next page)- Collector
- Frank Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballaghnabehy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mr Alfie Travers
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Ballaghnabehy, Co. Leitrim