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Tomás de Brún
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    Religious Stories
    When Our Lord was buried a hen came and scraped the clay off the grave and a duck came and tried to close it but she was not able and a goose helped her. That is why the rain slide off a ducks and geese and the hen gets wet.
    When Our Lord was passing He said to the men who were sowing the barley
    "If anyone is looking for me say I passed the day you were sowing the corn." The staid "we will say you passed yesterday." The Lord said "tell no lie"
    The did as they were told
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Hogan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo