School: Tattenclave

Location:: Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 168

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when the summer comes. The crow stays with us the whole year and so does the lark. The blackbird and the robin build their nests in the ditch. The rooks build it in a field. The crow builds on a tree.
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The robin builds its nest in a hedge and sometimes in a bush. A robin builds a very warm nest. First the robin gathers fog and grass and hair to build its nest. He sits on his nest for about two weeks. Then the young birds come out. They are called young "skinnies".
The blackbirds builds his nest

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