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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 126

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    Traditions and stories.
    The robin's red breast.
    It is said that when Our Saviour was dying the robin came and was about to pull a thorn out of our Saviour's head a drop of blood fell on his breast and that is why he has a red breast.
    In the cold land there was but one fire. Every day a man looked after it and at night a child. There was one who hated the fire he was a bear. He wished it would quench. It happened however on a certain night the child fell asleep. Then the bear came and rolled over it and when he throught he had it quenched he went away very happy. There
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Haverty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Tom Haverty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    92
    Address
    Springlawn, Co. Galway