School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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- (continued from previous page)and each of them lays five eggs in them. The colour of the robins eggs is white with pink spots in them.
It is said when birds fly low the weather is going to be wet, but when they fly high this foretells that the weather is going to be fine.
There are no traditions connecting any of these birds with the Saviour except the robin, and the wagtail.
We are told that when Our Lord was crucified the robin tried to pick the nails out of His hands and Feet and three drops of blood fell on its breast and ever since its breast is red.
Long ago it is said the people could understand the birds, and when the soldiers were looking for Our Lord the wagtail wagged its tail in the direction of where He was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cissie Duignan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ongenstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- James Duignan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ongenstown, Co. Meath
