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School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

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Burnfort, Co. Cork
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Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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  1. The Donkey

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
      2. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Island, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Riordan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Island, Co. Cork

  2. The Donkey

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    Every donkey has a cross marked on its back because it was on a donkey the Blessed Virgin rode into Egypt.
    The sheep and the cow have a hoof like a grain of wheat.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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