School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)above the eagle, "But I am the king of the birds". The eagle was so vexed with the wren that he bruised him between himself and the sky and made him small. That is why the wren is small ever since.The wren never flies but the height of a man's knee above the ground since.
The Speech of the Birds.
When the grouses wake in the morning, the hen grouse runs over the heather eating it up greedily. The cock grouse does be afraid she will eat it all, and he calls after her: "A Mhaighread, a Mhaighread spáráib an fraoch, spáráil an fraoch" The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peigí C. M. Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tadhg Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
