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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 396

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    The wild birds in our district are:-
    The swallow. swift. robin. sparrow. goldfinch. yellowhammer. jennywren. bluebonnet. tomtit. bullfinch. thorngrey. woodpecker. housesparrow. blackbird. thrush. crow. pigeon. Jackdaw. magpie. hawk. curlew. plover. snipe. seagull. partridge. cuckoo. ballcoot.
    The swallow and swift migrate. The robin builds her nest in a bank of a ditch. It is built of moss and lined with hair. She lays five eggs the colour of the eggs is white with brown dots. The blackbird builds her nest in a thorn bush. Her nest is built of mud
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