School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)moss and lined with feathers; the eggs are brown. The house sparrow makes a nest under the eaves of houses.
The Woodcock makes a nest near the river; the eggs are white with spots.
The Grouse makes no nest, she lays her eggs in a hole in a river bank; the eggs are blue.
The Swallow makes its nest in the rafters of an out-house or under the eaves of dwelling-houses; it is made of clay and hair; the eggs are white with brown spots.
The Snipe makes its nest near a stream; it is made of hair; the eggs are brown.
The Skylark makes its nest in the bogs or in the meadows; it is made of hay and lined with hair; the eggs are black.
The Magpie makes its nest on a white thorn or on a tree; it is made of sticks loosely put together; the eggs are white with brown spots.
The Pigeon makes a nest of sticks in the ivy on a tree; it is lined with hair; the eggs are brown.
Boys are told that if they rob a robin's nest they will get warts on their hands.
The weather can be judged by the behaviour of the swallows. If they fly high in the sky it is a sign of fine weather. When the snipe makes a lot of noise it is a sign of rain. When the seagulls fly inland it is a sign of stormy weather. When the wild geese fly high in the sky(continues on next page)
