School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)
- Location:
- Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla
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- The blackbird and thrush build their nests in low bushes. The robin builds her nest in the side of a bank. The robin got her red breast when she saw our Lord on the cross with a crown of thorns on his head. The robin went over to pull the thorns out of our Lords head and a drop of blood fell on the robins breast, and ever since the robin has a red breast. The swallow builds her nest in the roofs of sheds. If yu rob a swallows nest it is said that your cows would milk blood. The crow builds her nest in a high tree. He makes her nest of sticks.
- Collector
- Susan Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garbally, Co. Offaly
- Many people have cures for certain diseases. there are a great many kind of birds. Summer birds come from foreign(continues on next page)