School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)

Location:
Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giolla
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
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    Sadie Doyle
    Gender
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  2. The robin lays six pink eggs. She builds her nest in a mossy bank. The blackbird lays four blue eggs. She builds her nest in a low bush. When you see the swallows coming over to this country it is the beginning of Summer. When you see the wild geese going to the mountains it is the sign of bad weather. When they are going to the North it is
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