School: Clodiagh, Inistioge
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Donnchadha
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- (continued from previous page)crows watch on a high tree to give a warning to the others. If anyone is approaching the watcher calls to the others, "caw, caw," and flies away. The robin is supposed to have got her name, red breast, flying against Our Saviour, when hanging on the cross. His blood marked her breast. There was an old custom of hunting the wren on St. Stephen's Day, and killing the wren with stones as St. Stephen was stoned to death.
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- Margaret White
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolnamuck, Co. Kilkenny