School: Derrynananta
- Location:
- Derrynananta Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs O' Regan
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- (continued from previous page)giant, but the general opinion is that it was erected during the time of the ordance survey of the Ireland as a land mark to measure from.
- Story of the Holy FamilyThere is a local story which has come down from far off times that the Holy Family on their journey from Bethlehem to Egypt called at a house, and asked for a drink. The woman of the house refused, saying she had none though she had plenty in a pail. At that moment the child groaned in his mothers arms. They proceeded on their journey. Soon after the woman of the house went to the pail for some milk, and to her horror the milk was turned to blood. She at once came to the conclusion that the change in the appearance of the milk was due to the refusal of the drink to the weary travellers.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Susan Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corracleigh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- James De Lacy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Moneensauran, Co. Cavan
