School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 041
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- The robbin, swallow, wren, blackbird thrush, sparrow, crow, linnet, chaffinch, titmouse, corncrake, cuckoo, owl, hawk and magpie are found in this districtThe cuckoo and swallow migrate. The swallow builds her nest under the roofs of houses. She builds it of mud and feathers. The robin builds her nest in among the bushes. She builds it of moss and feathers.
The time required to build a nest is about a week but there have been many instances when the first nest has been destroyed and the eggs are ready to be laid of birds building their entire nests in a day. At times some birds simply mend old nests left since the year before.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mícheál Ó Cuimín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs P. Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
