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School: Drumlish (B.) (roll number 10022)

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Drumlish, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. McGovern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0757, Page 230

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    The swallows leaves this country and goes away to a foreign land in the Winter, She builds her nest of mud in a house.
    The Seagull.
    The seagull builds her nest along a river or a lake, she is a very big bird.
    The Blackbird.
    The blackbird is a fairly sized bird she builds her nest in a low bush and she lays four eggs and brings the young birds out. The eggs are spotted.
    The Corncrake.
    The Corncrake builds her nest in a meadow. She lays seven eggs and she is one of the seven sleepers and is a very small bird.
    I heard these from John Morgan, Cloonmacart, Drumlish, Co. Longford.
    Patrick Rogers, Cloonmacart, Drumlish Co. Longford. 14th Jan 1938.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmacart, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmacart, Co. Longford