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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 10_055

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    The robin is a small bird with a red breast. The reason why she has a red breast is because when Our Lord was dying on the cross a robin lit at his feet and a drop of His blood dropped on the robin's breast.
    The robin builds her nest on a moss bank.
    She lays five little white eggs. It takes her a fortnight to hatch the
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