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School: Davidstown (roll number 9682)

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Davidstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Marion G. Brennan
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    Wild birds: - crow, magpie, robin, wren, thrush, blackbird, hedge sparrow, wagtail, stonechat, swallows, cuckoo, goldfinch, chaffinch, yellowhammer, corn crake, marten, crane, or cóir iasg, (?) waterhen, plover, grouse, woodcock, snipe, partridges, pheasants, owl, jay, pollywhite wing, lark - skylark, ground lark, hawk, linnet.
    Crow - nest in trees - does not migrate - 4 or 5 eggs sits.
    Magpie - tree or sgeac - " " " [does not migrate] 3 eggs.
    robin - ditch, bush, hedge, " " " [does not migrate] 5-6 eggs.
    wren - " " " [ditch, bush, hedge] eave of house " " " [does not migrate] 8-12 eggs.
    thrush sgeac " [eave of house] " " " [does not migrate] 3-4-5 " [eggs]
    blackbird " [sgeac] " [hedge?] large bush " " " [does not migrate] 3-4-5 " [eggs]
    hedge sparrow sgeac hedge " " " [does not migrate] 3-5
    wagtail hole in a wall " " " [does not migrate] 6 eggs.
    stonechat hole in a ditch " " " [does not migrate] 8 eggs.
    swallow on roof of cow house, eave migrates 5-6
    cuckoo doesn't build migrates
    goldfinch sgeac does not migrate 4 or 5
    chaffinch " " " [does not migrate]
    yellow hammer ditch does not migrate
    corn crake meadow
    marten sandpit (sand martin)
    crane bog 4-6 eggs 2wks
    waterhen river bank 2-4 does not migrate
    plover mountain side
    grouse mountain side, knock 9-10
    skylark ground in meadow - does not migrate
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Billy Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballygillistown, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Eilis Leacy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballyeland, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Tom Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Davidstown, Co. Wexford