School: Marlfield, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Marlfield, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mary E. Skally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567, Page 236
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- (continued from previous page)always a sign of bad weather if the curlew is flying high and crowing it is the sign of rain. If wild geese fly high and cackle it is also the sign of bad weather.
There are many stories connected with birds here is one of them.How the robin got her red breast.When Our Lord was dying on the Cross a robin came and tried to pull a thorn from His brow in her efforts to pull it out the robin got drops of blood on his breast and so ever afterwards a robin has a red breast.(continues on next page)
