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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 296

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    Birds and Insects.
    It is supposed that there are three drops of the devil's blood in a wagtail. When you first hear the cuckoo you should see if there is a grey hair on your foot, and if there is you will comb grey hair.
    If you meet a magpie on the road in the morning and if it flies up, and then flies over the hedge on your left hand side, you will have bad luck that day.
    When the skygoat (Jacksnipe Mionan an Aere) cries in the evening it is a sign of fine weather.
    The reason the robin has a red breast is because it flew against the Cross on Good Friday to pull a thorn out of Our Lord's forehead and some drops of blood fell on its breast.
    The Magpie;
    One is for sorrow,
    Two is for joy
    Three for to marry,
    Four to die,
    Five for silver,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ciss Edwards
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    Rosie Corrigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly