School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 16821)
- Location:
- Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Beirín Ní Bhaoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 280
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - It is said that the cock crowed: "Christ is born", on that first Christmas night, the raven asked, "When?" the crow replied: "This night". The ox cried out, "Where? Where?" The sheep bleated out, "Bethlehem!" A voice from Heaven sounded: "Glory be to God on high".
- Another legend which the old people delight in telling around the blazing Christmas log is that a little robin which was caught in the winter snows on that Holy Night had just got into the shelter of a rock to die when(continues on next page)
