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School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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  1. Why the Wren Flies Low

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    One day St. Columcille called all the birds together and said which ever of them would fly highest would be King of the Birds. Up the birds went and the eagle went the highest. Then wren flew off the eagle’s wing but in going up the eagle’s wing hit him and broke his back. The wren was King of the Birds but he could not fly high anymore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
          1. wrens (~39)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gettins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Frank Gettins
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal