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School: Ramonan

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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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Maeve Turner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 078

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    The widgeon's nest is made of grass and the eggs are blue. The divor's nest is made of grass and the eggs are blue. The crow's nest is made of sticks and mud and the eggs are brown. The hawk's nest is made of sticks and mud and the eggs are grey. The magpie's nest is made of sticks and mud, and the eggs are blue. The goldfinch's nest is made of moss and wool, and the eggs are blue and purple in colour. The stonechecker's nest is made of moss and hay, and the eggs are white. The tomtit's nest is made of moss and feathers and the eggs are white. The green-linnet's nest is made of moss and feathers and the eggs are green. The corn-crake's nest is made of moss and grass and the eggs are spotted green. The Cuckoo's eggs are white. The chaffinch's nest is made of feathers, and moss and the eggs
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Tilson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Callery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan