{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/celt/ali/ali094.htm","path":"neu/celt/ali/ali094.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/ali/ali094.htm","text":"Concerning Birds\nIN all countries superstitions of good or evil are attached to certain birds. The raven, for instance, has a wide-world reputation as the harbinger of evil and ill-luck. The wild geese portend a severe winter; the robin is held sacred, for no one would think of harming a bird who bears on his breast the blessed mark of the blood of Christ; while the wren is hunted to death with intense and cruel hate on St. Stephen's Day.","title":"Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland: Concerning Birds","type":"page"}