School: Clonmacnoise
- Location:
- Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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- (continued from previous page)and pulled a thorn out of Our Lord's forehead. When he pulled out the thorn, a drop of blood came with it, and fell on it's breast and that is how the Robin got its red breast.
- When the swallow flies high it is the sign of fine weather. When the swallow flies low it is the sign of rain.If a wag-tail comes into a house it is a sign of bad luck.If a pigeon comes in, it is the sign of a death.If four swans fly over a house some one is going to die out of that house.If a bat flies into a house, it is a sign of death for a friend.Some people do not like to meet a wag-tail, they call it the Devil's bird.(continues on next page)