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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

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Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 130

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    There are a lot of birds to be seen in my district and many various kinds. The names of them are the robin,the thrush,the blackbird and the linnet. The cuckoo,swallows and the corn-crake migrate. They come about the end of Spring.and spend the Summer here.When the weather is beginning to get cold they return across the sea to a warmer land. The blackbird builds it's nest in a mossy bank.It lays about four blue eggs,and they are about three weeks hatched, The robin builds it's nest in
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    Topics
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        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Malone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois
    Informant
    John Malone
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois