School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (C.) (roll number 14206)
- Location:
- Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Siobhán Ní Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 076
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- (continued from previous page)on a high wall.
The blackbird sings very early every morning, if a blackbird comes near the house it is a sign of snow.
Once upon a time all the birds had dull grey colours, and the great bird told them to look at a rainbow, and told each of them to pick a colour from it, all the birds got each a colour, except the robin, the great bird asked the robin, why did not he get a colour so he called all the birds to gether again, and asked them to give a wee piece of their colour to the robin, the robin has a brown body ever since.
Once when Saint Kevin stood in the glen to pray the blackbird began to build her(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Delaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- George Hughes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
