1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Meelick

School: Meelick (roll number 14592)

Location:
Meelick, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Conchobhair
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 359

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 359

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Meelick
  2. XML Page 359
  3. XML “Wild Birds”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Wild Birds

    Share Share Post
    The birds most common in this locality are the blackbird, the robin, and the thrush. These birds stay with us all the time and fill the country with their beautiful song. The blackbird builds its nest on a whin fence. When the young birds come out the parents are kept very busy carrying them food. The blackbird is well liked by the people of this locality on account of its sweet song. The robin builds its nest on a mossy fence. The eggs are white and are hatched well by the parents. There is a story told about how the robin got its red breast. It is believed that when Our Lord was dying on the cross (that) the robin flew on the crown of thorns and tried to get it off Our Lord's head and while
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Moffit
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Urrasaun, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Michael Moffit
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Urrasaun, Co. Roscommon