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Bríd Mhistéal
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    (continued from previous page)
    his men and started to cut the crop.
    When they had their work begun soldiers came. They asked the farmer if Jesus had passed that way.
    The farmer said that He did go through the field when they were sowing the seed.The Jews thought then that they had gone in the wrong direction. They were about to turn back when a "ciaróg" put up his head and said: "indé indé thus telling the Jews that Jesus went past the previous day.
    Immediately after that a "dearg droi said "Géar, géar, géar" thus telling the soldiers that, if they hurried, they would catch Jesus.
    "Ó bhó, bhó" said the priompailán, - which was trying to save
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena L' Estrange
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tevrin, Co. Westmeath