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School: Grian Airbh (Graine), Urlingford (roll number 6017)

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Graine, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhubhshláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 294

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    The robin builds a nice small, tidy, nest. It is made of hay, moss, straw, and it is lined with feathers. She lays four or five eggs. The eggs are white with brown spots. She hatches the eggs for two weeks.
    The blackbird builds a middling big nest. It is made of cipins, straw, wool, moss, and it is lined with hay. She lays two or three eggs. She hatches the eggs for three weeks.
    The thrush builds a tidy nest it is made of small sticks, hair, hay, straw, wool, and it is lined with dry mud. She lays four eggs. The eggs are blue with black spots. She hatches the
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr M. Kealy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilcoolyabbey, Co. Tipperary