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School: Ceann Dáimh (roll number 16173)

Location:
Kinaff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Mac Cathmhaoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 98

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  1. The Story of the Blessed Virgin and the Pin (continued)

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    The following story was related to me by grandmother.
    One night when the Blessed Virgin was travelling she happed to lose the pin of her shawl. She went into a shop which happened to be a tailor's shop. She asked him for a needle, but he refused to give her one. She then went into a cobbler's shop and she asked the cobbler for a pin. He told her that he had none, but he would give her his awl. And so from that day to this the needle is poisonous and there is no poison in the awl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Curry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinaff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Curry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Kinaff, Co. Mayo