School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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- (continued from previous page)it is the sign of a bad year. When the swallows fly low or when they alight on the roofs of houses or on tree-tops it is a sign of rain.It is said that the robin got its red breast when Our Lord was dying on the Cross the robin came up to Him and tried to pull the nails out of His hands and feet and that some of the blood fell on his breast and colaired it red.
The cuckoo is followed by little birds because she lays eggs in their nests. The cuckoo has as its attendant a little bird called the "Reevogue" (Riabhóg)- Collector
- Marie Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocklough, Co. Sligo