School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 189
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- (continued from previous page)The black bird and the thrush build their nests in bushes, they build of hay and mud and usually both of them lay five eggs coloured brown and white.
The wren is a very small bird, which makes her nest of moss and wool and generally it is to be found in bushes and ditches.
The cuckoo is a very lazy bird which never builds a nest nor hatches her eggs
She lays her eggs in the nest of another bird, the number of eggs each adult female will lay in one in every nest
The robin is the kindest and the tamest of all birds.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggie Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Churchtown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Churchtown, Co. Meath
