School: Baile an tSléibhe (roll number 1524)
- Location:
- Cornalee, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín Níc Coisdeabha
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- (continued from previous page)some other time if they rob the bird's nest. Sometimes the weather can be judged by the behaviour of the birds. If the wild geese appear early in the winter it is a sign of an early cold Winter and if they fly low it is a sign of a storm. When the seagulls are heard crying loudly it is a sign of rain as they are always calling for water. When Our Saviour was hanging on the cross there is an old saying that the woodpecker went up on the cross and tried to draw out the nails. The reason the robin has a red breast is that when he was on the cross trying to stop Our Lord's hand's and feet from bleeding a few drops of blood fell on her breast and it has been red since. The birds also speak to one another but I am not sure what they say to one another when calling
