School: Dunmore, Kilkenny (roll number 4331)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   thrush, cuckoo, stair, crow, magpie, daw, pheasant, grouse, partridge, gold finch, linet, bull finch, canary, tom tit, corncrake, wood pidgen, wood cock, snipe, wild goose, wild duck, swan, crane, leather wind bat.
   Robin builds her nest in a bank. Wren build her nest in the hedge, the thursh also build there. The tit lark build in high grass and also the sky lark build there. The re foge build mostly in furs. The yellow hammer build mostly in banks. The Seánín black cap build mostly in old buildings. The willie wag tail and the stone chatter build in old walls. The swallow build inside in the rafters of old house. The wood thrush build in the tops of trees. The cuckoo build no nest atal. The stair builds in old houses. The crow builds in the tops of trees. The magpie builds in the tops of bushes. The daw builds in holes in trees and in chimneys. The pheasant build in scrubs. The grouse build in among bogs and places like that. The partridge build in banks and

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

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   AT0221: The Election of Bird‑king

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ethel Brennan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dunmore, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Mr Thomas Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Dunmore East, Co. Kilkenny