School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)
- Location:
- Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 566
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- (continued from previous page)cornfield or in a meadow. She makes it with hay. She lays about twelve or thirteen eggs which are of a brown colour. She sits on them for about three weeks.
The swallow builds her nest in the eave of a house. It is made of mud and hay. She lays about five eggs which are of a white colour. She sits on them for about three weeks.
The snipe builds her nest in a bog. It is made of old rushes. She lays about five eggs. They are of a dark brown colour and she sits on them for about three weeks.
The lark builds her nest in level ground. It is made of moss. I nit she lays about five eggs which are of a brown colour. She sits on them for three weeks.
The pigeon makes her nest as a rule in an ivy-clad tree. It is made of twigs and mud lined with moss. She lays about three eggs. They are of a white colour. She sits on them for three weeks.
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- Collector
- James Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Racomane West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs John O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Racomane West, Co. Kerry
