School: Athea (roll number 15686)
- Location:
- Áth an tSléibhe, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Mrs M. Danaher
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- The birds common in this district are, the robin, wren, black-bird, thrush, mag-pie, jack-daw, swallow, and lark.Robin - Builds her nest in a hole in the ditch, made with moss, hay ad feathers, lays five white eggs with brown spots.Black-bird - Builds her nest in a white thorn bush with sticks moss and puddle lays four blue eggs with brown spots. Sits on the eggs for two weeks.Thrush - Builds her nest in a white thorn bush of sticks and moss and lines it with mud lays four or five green(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Cathasaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Áth an tSléibhe, Co. Luimnigh