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   them with twigs, hair and grass. They lay six or seven eggs each.
   The jackdaws make their nests on limbs of tall trees. They make them with hair, twigs and grass. They lay four or five eggs each. The thrushes make their nests on trees, in holes and on the ground. They make them with grass, leaves, moss and mud. They lay four or five eggs each.
   The blackbirds make their nests on trees and bushes. They make them with grass, moss and mud. They lay three or four eggs each.
   The plover make their nests in marshy ground. The wrens make their nests on trees and bushes. They make them with moss, wool and hair. They lay five or six eggs each.
   The birds take about two weeks

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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