School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máthais Íde
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- (continued from previous page)is called the glow-worm.
- When the Holy Family was on its way across the burning desert, it came to a robber's cave and asked for food and shelter.
The robbers were kind and gave them both. The robber woman went further and gave Our Lady water with which to wash Her Child. Then when Our Lady had bathed the Devine Child, the robber woman washed her leprous child in the same water and he was healed instantly.
Some thirty years after, when(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eilis Grimes
- Gender
- Female
