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    Religious Stories
    When the Jews were after Our Lord here were very big foul in the Holy Land. The Jews were near Our Lord. He tried to hide under a hen's wing but the hen picked him.
    Then he tried to hide under a goose's wing and she stitched out he wing and hid Our Lord till the Jews passed.
    Ever since that if the hens are put out on a rainy day their feathers would get wet but the feathers of the geece will not
    Christina Fahy,
    Robeen, Hollymount
    Got from, John Fahy, Robeen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Fahy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Fahy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo