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School: Carrickallen

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Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 134

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 134

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    This bird lays about about six brown speckled eggs.
    Like all other birds the thrush hatches its eggs for about a month.
    The gold finch is a small bird and it is of a brown and golden colour.
    This bird builds its nest in a mossy ditch.
    This bird builds its nest of moss and it lines with hay and hair.
    The gold finch lays about four small speckled eggs.
    This bird hatches its eggs for about three weeks.
    The chaff finch is a small speckled bird.
    This bird builds its nest in an old ruined house.
    The chaff finch builds
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sexton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carricknashoke, Co. Cavan