School: Newtown (roll number 3275)
- Location:
- Creevagh, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conbháidh
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- Some of the birds seen in my district are the robin, blackbird, crow, wren, starling, pigeon, and in Summer the swallow, corncrake, cuckoo, and the house martin.
The following are two stories known in this district telling how the robin got its red breast. It is believed that when Our Lord was dying on the cross the robins came and tried to pick the nails out of His hands. While doing this drops of blood fell upon their breasts. The other story tells how the robin kept a certain fire burning, there(continues on next page)