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   her nest in a hole in the ditch.
   The swallows come in the Spring and they always build in the same place every year. The Crows build in high trees. Her nest does be always made of a few sticks.
   The Thrush builds in bushes or in sgeach. The Blackbird builds her nest in the ditch and sometimes in large sgeachs. The colour of her eggs are blue. The crow builds in big high trees. She lays four eggs. The colour of her eggs are black. The goldfinch builds in
   apple-trees or in palm trees.
   People say if the Goldfinch builds in a palm tree one year that same tree will be withered before the next year. The colour of her eggs are green. She lays five eggs. The Willie-

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nellie Thumpkins

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Patrick Clear

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   54

   Address

   Ballyprecas, Co. Wexford