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    Stories of The Holy Family
    December 21st; 1938
    There is a story told in Malahide about The HOly Family. Here it is: During the flight into Egypt the Holy Family had to cross a wide desert. Night fell and St. Joseph began to look for some place where they could shelter. All of a sudden a palm tree beside them began to bend down with fruit while a stream of water gushed from it's roots.
    Then the clouds gathered around forming a sort of tent. In this tent they sheltered for the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Austin Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Malahide, Co. Dublin