School: Arva (C.)
- Location:
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Govern
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- There is a story told about Our Blessed Lady and the Divine Infant while They were going on a journey. They came to a certain spot and got shelter in an old hut for the night. Our Blessed Lady asked for water to bath the Infant Jesus in.
The woman of the house had a baby who was suffering from a terrible disease. When Our Lady and the Divine Infant departed the woman washed her baby in the same water and it was cured. There is a plant called the "blood-plant". It was supposed to have grown at the foot of the cross when Our Lord was being crucified. The red spot on the leaf was believed to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Matthews
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Kiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 94
- Occupation
- Pensioner
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan