School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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- The Blessed Virgin, on going towards Calvary one day with St Joseph, noticed a bush of berries on the road-side. Being hungry, she asked St Joseph to pluck some for her. He did not, so she knelt beneath the bush & prayed. The result was the the bush fell at her feet.
- The Holy Family could not find any shelter in the desert threw which they were travelling one evening. As night was approaching, the leaves came on trees, the moon shone out, grass sprang up & spring water came from the ground.
- On Xmas Night, when Christ was born in the stable, a cow & an ass were present.
Every Xmas Night since then, the cows are supposed to be found kneeling down in honour of Christ. - After the "Flight into Egypt", when the Holy(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Dunne
- Gender
- Male