School: Lough Arrow

Location:
Lough Arrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Cathal Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 129

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    feet dropped on the robin breast and ever since this little bird has a red patch on her breast.
    The blackbird. This bird builds her nest in a hawthorn tree she builds her nest out of moss and sticks and feathers and she lays blue eggs with brown spots in them.
    It is a sign of rain to see the blackbird hopping around the door looking for food. This bird is well known because she is a very sweet singer and a lot of poets have composed poetry about the blackbird.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Harte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Martin Mitchell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo