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1. Bird-Lore

   

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   Some of the wild birds that are common around this district are a blackbird a thrush, a goldfinch, a robin, a crow, a sparrow, a magpie, a cuckoo, a swallow, a peewit, a hawk, a yellowyorn, and a lark.
   A blackbird builds her nest in a thorn hedge. She builds her nest with clay and fog and hair. Her eggs are not very large and the colour of them is blue. The thrush builds her nest in a tree. She builds her nest with clay and fog. She lays about four or five blue eggs. A robin builds her nest in a foggy ditch. She lays about four small eggs. A Crow builds her nest in a high tree. She builds her nest with clay and sticks. A sparrow builds her nest in a hole in the wall or in the roof of a thatched house. She builds her nest with straw and feathers. A magpie builds her nest in the

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   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Agnes Glass

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Leagh, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Mr Willie Glass

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   55

   Address

   Leagh, Co. Monaghan