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School: An Clochán (roll number 1364)

Location:
An Clochán Beag, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seóirsín R. Middleton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1093, Page 260

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    There are a lot of birds in this district but the most common of them are the robin, cuckoo, swallow, wren, blackbird, thrush, corncrake, pigeon, crow and sea-gulls.
    I think the robin is the nicest bird of all. It has a red breast and two very thin legs. It has brown feathers.
    It makes its nest in a bank. It is made of moss. There it lays four or five tiny brown dotted eggs.
    It is said that the robin picked the thorns off Jesus Christ head and a drop of blood fell on the robin's breast, since then it has a red breast.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommie Patton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Corlacky, Co. Donegal