School: Muclach

Location:
Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 059

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 059

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    three eggs.
    The yellow hammer is a yellow bird. She lays five eggs. She builds her nest with straw. She builds her nest in a hedge.
    The sky lark is a small brown bird. She builds her nest in a tuft of grass in a field. She lays three or four eggs. The eggs are of a greyish colour. The sky lark sings as she flies. The sky lark soars high in the sky. The Bull-finch is a brown bird with a red breast and a blue throat. The bull-finch is a great singer. Some people caged a bull-finch. The bull-finch lays three or four eggs.
    The green linnet is a great singer. The green linnet lays three eggs. They are of a greenish-white colour. The green linnet builds her nest in a bush.
    The starling is of a speckeled brown colour. She builds her nest in the eaves of
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Screggan, Co. Offaly