School: Ramonan

Location:
Ramonan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Maeve Turner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 065

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 065

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    it lays white eggs with brown spots. The sparrow builds its nest of grass and feathers, it lays four blue eggs. The thrush builds its nest of mud lined with grass, it lays five white eggs with brown spots. The blackbird makes its nest of hay and lays five blue eggs. The stair builds its nest of moss and lays white eggs. The goldfinch makes its nest of moss and feathers, and lays spotted eggs. The tomtit builds its nest of moss and hair, it lays small spotted eggs. The lark builds its nest of moss and hair, it lays five spotted eggs.
    The corncrake builds its nest of moss and grass, it lays spotted eggs. The bullfinch builds its nest of moss and feathers, it lays white eggs with dark spots. The pigeon builds its nest of sticks and hair it lays three white eggs. The crow builds its nest of
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Neville Hawthorne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Claddagh, Co. Cavan