School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)
- Location:
- Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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Birdlore.
There are alot of birds to be seen in my district particularly in Spring, Summer and the beginning of Autumn. In Spring they come in crowds from hot countries and begin working very hard building their nests.
The birds I mostly notice in my district are, the robin, the blackbird, the thrush, the sparrow the crow, the yellow-hammer swallow, jack-daw, wren, stared and the mag-pie.
The robin builds her nest in a ditch. She makes it with clay outside and hay and moss inside. The swallow builds her nest in a barn very high. She makes it of clay and lays about six eggs. It is said that when the swallow flies near the ground it is a sign of rain. The sparrow builds her nest under the eaves of a thatched(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jennie Flanagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Flanagan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
