School: Skeoghvosteen, Goresbridge (roll number 16140)

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1. Bird-Lore

   

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   The wild birds most common in the district are crows, jackdaw, sparrow, robin, thrush, blackbird, cuckoo, corncrakes, pheasant, snipe, plover, woodcock, yellowammer, stonechatter, crane, wild-duck, magpie, pigeon, tomtit, wren, water-hen, partridge, wagtail, swallow, hawk.
   The crows builds their nests on a tree top. The jackdaw builds its nest in a chiminy. The sparrow builds her nest under the eaves of a house. The robin builds its nest on fence. The thrush builds its nests in bushes. The blackbird builds its nest in a fur bush. The Lark builds its nest on the ground. The linnet builds its nest in a hedge. The chaffinch builds its nest on a fence. The goldfinch builds its nest in a hedge. The bullfinch builds in a hedge

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Cooney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Stakally, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Thomas Cooney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Stakally, Co. Kilkenny