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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

Location:
Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 282

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    There are many stories told locally about the Holy Family. One day when the soldiers trying for Our Lord to kill him because He was the Saviour. Our Lord had just passed a cornfield when the robin, seeing the blood drop from Him and knowing the soldiers would track Him flew out from the bush and cleaned up the Blood with its breast. This is the reason why the robin has a red breast.
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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
    Maura Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Bridget Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry