School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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“The names of some of the birds that live here are...”
(continued from previous page)Some people say that these little birds think that the cuckoo is a hawk, and they think when they are following the cuckoo, that they are chasing away the hawk.
The robin is sid to have pulled the thorns from Our Lord's head when He was dying on the Cross, and the Blood got on the robin's breast and that is why the robin has a red breast ever since. When boys or girls rob a swallows nest they get "bum-bools" (bonn bualadh, or buimbiol) on their feet. A swallow generally makes her nest in a shed on barn.(no title)
“Long ago the bread was made from oatmeal.”
Long ago the bread was made from oatmeal. This bread was very hard. They to make boxty-bread and stampy bread.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Kennedy
- Gender
- Female