School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 138
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Bird-Lore (continued)
“Robins, Wrens, Yellow-hammers, Crows, Seagulls, Magpies, Willy-wagtails, Thrushes, Blackbird, Curlew, Cranes, Bats, Swallows, Daws and larks...”
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“The starlings come in flocks in Winter and lodge in fields, and chatter together for a few minutes...”
The starlings come in flocks in Winter and lodge in fields and chatter together for a few minutes.A story about birds
The robin is said to have got its red breast from our Lord's blood. When our Lord was hanging on the cross the robin came and began to pick the nails out of His hands. The robin got blood on her breast from Our Lord's bleeding hands. Each robin has it and they are birds that are well liked by the people and are rarely killed.
On St. Stephen's Day boys go around burying the wren and some people believe that for each wren killed a rib in the devil is broken.(continues on next page)