School: Broughall, Killcormac
- Location:
- Broughal, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chlabhtaigh
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- I live at Broughall two miles from Kilcormac. The wild birds most commonly found in my district are the swallow, robin, blackbird, thrush, wagtail, cuckoo, stonechat, wren, magpie, hawk, woodpigeon, crow, goldfinch, corncrake, greenlinnet. The swallow builds his nest in the cave of a house; he builds of clay, hair, and bits of hay. The robin and wren make their nests the same of moss, hay, and feathers. They builds in the eaves of houses. The robin and wren make their nests the the same of moss, hay and feathers, They builds in the eaves of houses. the blackbird and thrush make their nests alike; they build of grass and clay. The wagtail builds in high chinmeys and old houses. the cuckoo builds no nest(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Carroll
- Gender
- Male