School: Garrowhill, Longford (roll number 10344)
- Location:
- Garrowhill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0756, Page 542
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- There are a lot of wild birds around our district, such as wild geese and swallows and the blackbird. The wild geese build their nest in the bog and the blackbird builds his nest in a blackthorn tree or in a ivy tree or in a wall. The robin builds his nest in the bank of a drain, he builds with moss and sticks and horse hair. The swallow builds her nest in a hay shed up in the rafters. She builds it moss sticks and clay. The wild duck builds her nest in the bank of a river. The wild geese lays a white egg she hatches it for about three weeks. The wild duck lays a blue egg and hatches them for about three weeks. The robin lays a blue spotted egg and hatches them for about a month, until the young birds come out.
- Collector
- Michael Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lissanurlan, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
