School: Kildangan (C.) (roll number 2292)

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   159 5th January 1939 Bird Lore Taken from:- Bridie Carroll Kildangan Co Kildare Some birds give us weather signs. When you hear the curlews calling it is a sign of rain. Some people take signs from the magpie:- "One for sorrow Two for joy Three for a wedding Four to die Five for silver Six for gold Seven for a secret but never told. Taken from:- Marianne Brady Lughill Monasterevan Co Kildare. Old Irish people have funny beliefs about birds. They say that if a swallow flies in on the door the occupants will hear good news; and that if a robin flies in they will hear bad news. There is another old fable told about the magpie that one time he was a beautiful bird - all different coloured feathers, but when Our Lord was being crucified the magpie flew past and called out "Crucify Him" "Crucify Him". From that on his color was changed to black

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
         1. religious tales (~1,085)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridie Carroll

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kildangan, Co. Kildare

2. Bird-Lore

   

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   Taken from:- Marianne Brady Lughill Monasterevan Co Kildare.
   Old Irish people have funny beliefs about birds. They say that if a swallow flies in on the door the occupants will hear good news; and that if a robin flies in they will hear bad news.
   There is another old fable told about the magpie that one time he was a beautiful bird - all different coloured feathers, but when Our Lord was being crucified the magpie flew past and called out "Crucify Him" "Crucify Him".
   From that on his color was changed to black

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