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School: Easgéiphtine (C.) (roll number 2040)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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    them, and the Holy Family disappeared. The soldiers were astonished, and went their way. Then, immediatly the Holy Family appeared on the rock again. That was a miracle worked by God. Our Lord blessed the donkey, and it is usually said in this locality that there is a cross in the asse's back, and He cursed the jennet, that is why the ass has young and the jennet has never young.
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  2. Stories of the Holy Family

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    When Jesus and Mary and Joseph were fleeing into Egypt it was on a donkey they went and there is still a cross on the donkey's back. There-fore people are very kind to the donkeys.
    Another story tells us how when the Holy Family were fleeing into Egypt from King Herod's soldiers they came across a crowd of men who were setting corn, and they asked them after for food which they gave them, and in thanks to
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick