School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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- A magpie builds in a high tree, they build a round nest made of sheeps wool, and sticks, and feathers. They lay three eggs, their colour is spotted white (Mrs Hill, Castletown)
- The grouse builds in tufts of grass, they lay five white eggs. (Mrs Hollingsworth, Celbridge)
- A curlew builds in tufts of grass and he lays three eggs (Ditto)
- She builds her nest in a thick bush and often an evergreen, she generally lays four eggs to six eggs greenish blue with red and brownish spots. The nest is lined with hair. (Mrs Anderson, Castletown)
- A woodcock builds a nest like a hen, on the ground. She lays four eggs they are speckled brown. (Mrs Bracken, Castletown)