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School: Ardnagrath (roll number 5963)

Location:
Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 419

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    make a bird out of mud." They set to work then each one held his bird up on his hand when he had it completed. Jesus waited until last and then he showed his bird and it opened its beak and sang a sweet song and flew away. All the other hoys ran home and told their mothers what the son of the carpenter did.
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    There is a cross on every donkey's back. People say he got it for this reason. Jesus made use of the donkey very often during his life. Mary rode on ha donkey with baby Jesus in her arms when they were going into Egypt. Jesus rode on a donkey when he was going into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. He also made use of the donkey on other occasions and people say He put a cross on the donkey's back not in anger but in friendship.
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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
    Teresa Cunningham
    Gender
    Female