School: Cnoc an Chláraigh, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 14002)
- Location:
- Knockaclarig, Co. Cork
- Teacher: David Ó Ceallacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0356, Page 468
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- (continued from previous page)grass (moo) moss and wool She lays from 4 to 6 eggs The eggs are of a pale green colour with brown dots on them
She hatches the eggs for forthnightThe Lark
He is usually streaked brown above and white and brown beneath She builds her nest on the ground and eats insects and grain She lays from 3 to 5 eggs The larks nest is found on meadows, cornfields and wheat-fields It is made of grass and moss and of a round shape The magpie
He has a black an snow-white colour and a long pointed tail He builds a very strong on a high tree and uses the same nest for several years The Jackdaw
He builds his nest on different places but usually in chimneys and in holes in rocks They come back to the same nest for everal years The nests are made of strong sticks, hay, moss, and feathers It is shaped like a basinThe hawk
Has blue grey feathers on top and white feathers on the breast She (make) makes her nest on top of a high of sticks, moss and feathers Lays about 5 eggs The hawk eats chickens He often snatches chickens before the eyes of the farmer He also eats grouse and rabbits The Grouse
The grouse (is o) builds her nest in the hills of moss and grass(continues on next page)
