School: Currach Saileach (roll number 13800)
- Location:
- Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Mag Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0243, Page 067
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- The following are the wild birds found in this district, crow, jackdaw, crane, magpie, snipe, waterhen, wild goose, wild duck, thrush, wren, curlew, tomtit, chaffinch, willy wagtail, sparrow, yellowhammer, robin, lark, goldfinch, blackbird, green linnet, grouse, swallow, corncrake, cuckoo.
The following migrate, wild goose, swallow, cuckoo, corncrake.
Crow:- builds its nest on tree top, it is made of turf sticks and hay. It lays six white eggs and hatches them for three weeks.
Jackdaw:- builds in chimney it is made of sticks and weathered grass and it lays five blue eggs with brown spots. It hatches them for three weeks.
Magpie:- builds in the middle of a bush and its nest is the same as that of the crow. It hatches its eggs for three weeks.
Snipe:- builds in a low wet place and it is made of withered grass. It lays four brown eggs(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Towey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonargid, Co. Roscommon
