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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271B, Page 04_006

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    them about three weeks. The robin eats worms, grubs and berries. In winter when their food is so scarce, she may be seen hopping round the door looking for crumbs. The robin is not a migratory bird. She stays with us during the winter months. The robin is a wild bird.
    The blackbird is about the size of a thrush. The blackbird is black in colour with a yellow bill and yellow feet. The blackbird eats worms, flies and berries. Its eggs are speckled. The blackbird lays four or five eggs and then hatches them. She hatches them about three weeks. The blackbird makes her nest in a hedge or in the eave of a house or in ivy.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael J. Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon