1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Broca

School: Broca

Location:
Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
Teachers:
T. Ó Chioráin S. Ó Gallchobhair
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 391

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 391

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Broca
  2. XML Page 391
  3. XML “Bird-Lore”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Bird-Lore

    Share Share Post
    How the robin got its red breast is as follows: When the soldiers were following Our Lord they knew where He went because there were drops of blood on the path. The robin knew this and it did not want Our Lord to be captured. It went before the soldiers rubbing its breast on the drops of blood so that the soldiers could not find Our Lord. That is how the robin got a red breast. Some people say that it is not right to do any harm to a robin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Darcy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Leitrim