School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. M. Clement
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- The robin builds her nest in a mossy ditch, from moss and cattle-hair. She lays 5 or 6 white eggs with brown spots.
The thrush builds her nest in the root of a tree from moss and mud. She lays 4 blue eggs with brown spots. She sits on them 3 weeks.
The skylark builds her nest on the ground from feathers and moss. She lays 6 white eggs, with brown spots on them, and sits on them 20 days.
The blackbird builds her nest in briars, from moss alone. She lays 5 brown eggs and sits on them 20 days. One day she dipped her beak in honey and it became yellow.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toome, Co. Longford