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School: Dysert (roll number 8640)

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Dysart, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
C. Nic Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 496

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  1. Stories of the Holy Family

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    There are not many stories told in this district about the Holy Family.
    One time when the Child Jesus cut his toe with a stone the Blessed Virgin cleaned it with a weed and ever since the weed grows with a red spot like a drop of blood on the leaf and it is called ... [left blank]
    Another time when St Joseph was cutting a plank of timber he cut it too short for the purpose for which he wanted it and he did not know what to do as he had no more timber. The Child Jesus told him to pull it. St Joseph only laughed at Him. He kept telling him again and again and St Joseph did so. He
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joseph Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Westmeath