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School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)

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Killeen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0489

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    in His agony the little robin came to take the thorns from His brow and a drop of blood fell on his breast and every little robin has a red breast since.
    There are a few birds that are unlucky the swan and the bat.
    When a swan flies across the house it is the sign of a death inside of a year. If a person killed a swan something would happen him.
    If a bat came into a house it is said that someone would die before long.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katie Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolcor, Co. Longford