School: Knockcommon (roll number 16549)
- Location:
- Knockcommon, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Sighle Nic Aibhsc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 154
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- (continued from previous page)wren which was perched, unoticed on the eagle's tail flew a wee bit higher and by doing so was made king. Ever since the wren was called the "king of the birds".
The following strory is told abut the robin:- When Our Lord was hanging on the Cross the robin went and tried to pull the thorns from His Head, in doing so a drop of His blood fell on his breast leaving it red. The bird was then called Robin Red-breat.
When people see magpies they either consider them lucky or unlucky as the following rhyme shows."One for good luck,
Two for bad luck,
Three for a wedding,
Four for a wake,
Five for a christening,
And six for the height of good luck.
- Collector
- Josie Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathdrinagh, Co. Meath
