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   They lay five or six eggs each. The chaffinches make their nests with twigs, hair and wool. They lay five or six eggs each. The bullfinches make their nests on limbs of trees. They make them with hay, wool, moss, sticks and feathers. They lay four or six eggs each.
   The yellowhammers make their nests on trees. They make them with grass, moss and hair. They lay three to six eggs each. The sparrows make their nests in holes and on houses. They make them with hay and feathers. They lay five or six eggs each. The magpies make their nests on limbs of tall trees. They make them with hay, mud and twigs. They lay three or four eggs each. The crows make their nests on limbs of tall trees. They make

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Liam Ó Briain

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Galbally, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Capt Ed. O Brien

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   49

   Address

   Galbally, Co. Limerick