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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 436

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    nest, but it lays its eggs on the ground and puts it into another birds nest.
    The bird sits on the eggs for about three weeks.
    When the swallows fly low, it is a sign of rain. When the crows make a lot of noise, it is a sign of rain.
    If you hit a swallow with a stone, your cow is supposed to milk blood. The robin was supposed to have been flying around the cross when our lord was hanging on it, and it is supposed that he pulled a thorn our of our own Lord's Head and a drop of our Lord's blood got on his breast, and all the robins have red breasts ever since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly