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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 431

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    sparrow hatches it with her own eggs. When the birds come out the young cuckoo being the strongest bird throws the other birds out one by one until he has the nest to himself.
    The pigeon builds its nest of sticks in a tree or hedge in which its two white eggs can be seen from below.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Josephine Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly