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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dún Béacáin, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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  1. Stories of the Holy Family

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    Many stories are told about the Holy Family one of which is about the Flight into Egypt.
    It is said that when The Holy Family were being pursued by the soldiers into Egypt they were passing by a field in which some men were sowing corn. The Blessed Virgin said to the men that if the soldiers asked them had anyone passed to say they had when they were sowing the corn. That minute the corn grew up, ripened and was ready to cut. The men went home for scythes to cut the corn. Next day the soldiers went by and asked the men had they seen
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. scéalta (~478)
        1. scéalta cráifeacha (~1,085)
          1. an Teaghlach Naofa (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An tSeantulaigh Thuaidh, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    An tSeantulaigh Thuaidh, Co. Chorcaí