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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0444

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    holding in her hand a lovely robe. It was covered with gold. She longed to take it in her hand, but the robe rose into the air, and the gold that was on it spread all over the world. After that a lovely gold crown appeared, and it vanished again.
    The Blessed Virgin asked some prophet what it could mean.
    The prophet told her that she would have a son, and the gold meant that he would travel all over the world, and spread the true faith. The crown meant that he would be King of the world.
    (Betty Carthy, Northbrook)
    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
    Betty Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northbrook, Co. Galway