School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)If you see a blackbird with a yellow beak and yellow feet coming round the door it is a sign of a fall of snow. The old people say if you see a white blackbird outside your door nine days (in succession) some person in that house will surely die. It is very pleasant to hear the blackbird whistle on a summer's morning. Blackbirds do a good deal of damage to thatched houses by tearing it (the thatch) with their claws. The blackbird is not a migratory bird. She stays with us during the winter months. Children have great fun in the winter months catching blackbirds with cribs. The flesh of the blackbird is a very nice dish.
- Collector
- Michael J. Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon