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1. Stories of the Holy Family (continued)

   

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   for a drink of water but the woman of the house would not give them any. Then they asked he for some of the oaten bread that was being cooked at the fire and she said it was not already done. Then they went away and the woman went into the house and when she saw the bread it was as green bread on the pan. Then she ran out after them and fell at their feet and asked their pardon and told them to come back and she would give them all in the house and Our Lord said "No". Our Lord told her to go back and said Peace be with you unto death."
   One day while the Holy Family was going along the road they saw a young boy coming along the road. Our Lord said to his mother "Mother here is a boy coming running down the road to bathe in the lake near by. You tell him to sit down until his fatal hour is past. Then they sat down on the side of the road and tell him to sit down too. He did so and he put his head on Marys knee and he fell asleep. He slept for an hour and then he awakened and ran off.
   One day as they were going along the road they went into a house. The woman of the house kept them all night and when morning came they were going away and she asked them what would

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
         1. religious tales (~1,085)
            1. the Holy Family (~429)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Míchéal Ó Súilige

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mrs Sewell

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   75

   Address

   Aughnacloy, Co. Monaghan