School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 102
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- (continued from previous page)five or six eggs of a brown and white colour.
The lark makes its nest in a meadow or corn-field. It is made of leaves and lined with hay. She lays four or five dark blue eggs.
The blackbird makes its nest in a bush. It is made of hay and lined with mud. She lays three about four dark green eggs.
The crow makes its nest on a high three. It is made of sticks and lined with hay. She usually lays five eggs of a dark grey colour.
The swallow makes its nest in a hole in a wall. It is made of clay and lined with hair or feathers. She usually lays four eggs of a dark blue colour. The jackdaw makes its nest on tops of trees or in chimneys. It is made of sticks and lined with hay or strong hair. She lays eight or nine eggs.
The snipe makes its nest near a bog. It is made of strong grass that grows near a bog. She lays about four eggs of a brown colour.
The starling makes its nest in a hole in a wall or on the edge of a cliff. It is made of withered leaves and hay and lined with hair. She lays four or five pale blue eggs.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John Moynihan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
