School: Bun an Fhionnghlaise (roll number 11454)
- Location:
- Bunnafinglas, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0127, Page 30
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - All robins after they are three or four weeks old have red breast. Some people say that the robin was bringing a drink to the souls in Purgatory and he got his breast scorched so it has been red ever since.
Others say that in the north where it is very cold there are people who have to keep watching the fire so that it would not go out. One little boy had to watch the fire once and if he let it go out he would have to make it again. That is very hard to do where there is always ice and snow and sometimes takes a whole day. The little boy got tired and fell asleep beside the fire. A big grizzly bear had been watching his chance for many a day so that he could(continues on next page)
