School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

Location:
Corboy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Susan Stephens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 049

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 049

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  1. The robin lays five eggs, she lays white eggs with brown spots on them.
    The blackbird lays four or five light blue coloured eggs with brown spots on them.
    The thrush lays for our five light blue coloured eggs with black spots on them.
    The wren lays about ten white eggs.
    The blue-wren lays four bright blue eggs.
    The wood-pigeon lays two white eggs, they are a little smaller than a hen's egg.
    The swallow lays five white eggs with brown spots on them.
    The lark lays four blackish eggs.
    The magpie lays seven blue eggs with brown spots on them.
    The chaffinch lays four white eggs with brown spots on them.
    The crow lays four white eggs with brown spots on them.
    The jackdaw lays five blue eggs with brown spots on them.
    The sparrow lays four white eggs with brown spots on them
    The curlew lays two white eggs with
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Georgena Denniston
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumnacross, Co. Longford