School: Garryross
- Location:
- Garryross, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 423
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- There is a story told here about Our Lady losing the pin of her cloak, which she had wrapped around the Holy Infant.
St Joseph asked a cow herd in a field for a thorn which would do for a pin. The cowherd said he was too busy to look for one although he had nothing to do but watch the beasts. A second cowherd made the same excuse. When the three were passing a forge, the smith came out and saw that the Holy Mother needed a pin. Let me make you one he said. He took a piece of money from his pocket and beat it into the finest brooch that ever was seen. Our Lady took the brooch and thanked the Smith, and gave him her blessing. Ever since then a person who washes in the water in which a Smith cool his irons finds himself refreshed and made stronger.
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- Rose Cogan
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- Female
