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School: Cill Bhonáin, Droichead na Bandan (roll number 1271)

Location:
Kilbonane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0346, Page 095

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    nest is very big. It is built of moss and lined with cow hair. The nest is always wet. The wrens eggs are white with brown spots. She lays seventeen eggs.
    The magpie builds on top of a haw-tree. The nest is build of stones, mud, and sticks. The nest has a wide top and it comes to a point at the end. The nest is about three feet from top to bottom.
    The pheasants build in wild land. Pheasants are very plentiful in four bogs adjoining the main road from Cork to Macroom.
    Each of the above birds hatch from two to three weeks.
    Boys who rob bird nests are told that they will go to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Creed
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aherla More, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Cornelius O Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aherla More, Co. Cork