School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)
- Location:
- Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Tomás Bineidh
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- (continued from previous page)sings in the big bush.
The old people say that when she is singing she says, "Wait me love and I'll be with you."
- 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(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peter Cooley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullacash North, Co. Kildare
