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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 16_017

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    Wild-goose
    Water-duck
    house-sparrow
    hawk
    Little finch
    The robin builds her nest in a bush or on a mossy bank. She lays five eggs. She does not migrate.
    The wren is a small brown bird. He is the king of all the other birds. She lays about eighteen eggs. They are very small and hardly any shell on them. She hatches five or six eggs at a time. She does not migrate.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo