School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   twigs and hay and lines it with moss and feathers.
   The blue-wren is a little bigger than the wren, it builds its nest of moss and lines it with hair.
   The swallow builds its nest in the rafters of an out-house it builds its nest mostly of mud and lines it with feathers and hair.
   The cuckoo builds no nest at all but lays her eggs in the nest of another bird.
   The crow builds her nest in the top of a high tree, it builds its nest of twigs.
   The jackdaw builds its nest in the chimney of a house, she builds her nest of twigs.
   The lark builds her nest along the bank of a river, or in a tuft of rushes, she builds her nest of hay and moss and lines it with hair.
   The magpie builds her nest in the top of a high tree she builds her nest of twigs.
   The gold-finch builds her nest in a tree, she builds her nest of moss and hair and lines it with wool.
   The chaffinch builds her nest in a bush, she builds it with moss and lines it with wool.
   The sparrow builds her nest under the eave of a house, she builds her nest with moss and hay and lines it with hair.
   The willie-wagtail builds her nest in a wall.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Violet Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Lackan, Co. Longford