School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 08_041
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- (continued from previous page)The yellow hammer layes yellow eggs. The black birds and the Thrush builds there nests out of hare and moss and clábar.
The black bird has blue eggs with spots. The Trush has a blue egg. The Grouse, the Snipe and the Feadóg builds there neasts out of heather and sedge. The Grouse lays a red egg.The Feadóg layes a grew egg The Snipe has a brown egg.The Robin
How the Robin got his red breast was when Our Lord was dying on the cross a drop of His blood fell on the robin's brest and his brest is red ever since that day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
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- Gender
- Male
