School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)
- Location:
- Robertstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 172
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- (continued from previous page)off Christ, and soaked it’s breast in the blood of our Saviour, and since that the robin is characterised from the other birds by a red spot on its breast.
The blackbird is one of the cleanest looking wood-birds and one of the wildest. The blackbird’s nest is found in a bush a she lays four eggs which area violet blue.
The King of the birds is a very small birds and is locally called the “devil’s needle”, because one time when the Roman soldiers were in search of Christ the wren is said to have informed on Him. The cukew? is a bird of fairly large bulk and has a long beak and when she is seen flying toward the west it is a sign of rain. Another of our many bird-friends that add to the fascination of the country is the lark which is a small brown bird that builds its nest in the grass and is a beautiful singer.
- Collector
- Matthew O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drakerath, Co. Meath
