Scoil: Baile Uí Mheirigín, Merginstown

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Birds (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   the "King of the Birds". Once the birds held a great competion to see which of them could fly the highest. Which ever bird could fly the highest would be their king. Before it started the wren stole in under the eagle's wing. When the competition started the eagle kept rising up and up until he was higher than any of the others. "I am the King of the Birds", he said. Just then the wren came out from under his wing and flew up above him "I am the King of the Birds", he said. From that day to this the eagle is called the King of the Birds. On another occassion when St. Stephen was being pursued by an enemy he got up in a tree to hide. After a while his enemy came along and sat down at the foot of the tree in which St Stephen was. There was a wren in the tree and when she saw St Stephen she fluttered out wildly. Then the enemy looked up and saw St. Stephen. Ever since the wren is hunted on St Stephen's Day. When she is caught she is killed and

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

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   Topaicí

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
         1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Joseph Perkins

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Seoladh

   Baile Uí Mheirgin, Co. Chill Mhantáin

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr Joseph Perkins

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   Fireann

   Aois

   74

   Seoladh

   Mullach Catha Íochtarach, Co. Chill Mhantáin