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School: Kilmeedy (B.) (roll number 7161)

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Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
John O'Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 220

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    One day a very long time ago a legend is told about the holy family.
    Our Lady lost the pin of her cloak which she had wrapped round the holy infant.
    Saint Joseph asked a man that was working in a field for a thorn which would do for a brooch but the man said he had no time.
    As she was going along she asked a second man to make a pin but he made the same excuse as the other man.
    It was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jim Blown
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    David Shea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74