School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)The crows and seagulls have much the same manner as the curlews and they have the same sign.
When Our Lord was dying on the Cross the little robin tried many efforts to release him by trying to draw out the nails with his bill. A drop of blood fell on his breast and stained it red. Afterwards it is called robin redbreast.
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
