School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 164
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- (continued from previous page)starling, owl, carrion crow, tom-tit, hawk swan, wild duck, crane, bald coot, and a wild goose.The cuckoo, corncrake, swallow, wild goose, and the wild duck migrate.The cuckoo comes to us about the last week of April. The cuckoo goes about the month of August. The corncrake comes about the month of April and she goes away about September. The swallow comes about the month of April and she goes in October. The wild goose and wild duck comes in October and they go in April.The blackbird builds her nest in a bush. She builds it with moss and lines it with mud. She lays five eggs and the colour of them is green. The robin builds her nest in a bank. She builds her nest(continues on next page)
