School: N. Colmcille, Westport Quay (roll number 13145)
- Location:
- Westport Quay, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Sean Ó Flaitile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 198
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- Stories of the Holy Family: One day the Holy Family went on a long journey. They sat down to rest under an apple tree. The Blessed Virgin told St. Joseph to pick some of the fruit. When St. Joseph went to the tree to pick the apples he found that it yielded no fruit. Then the Blessed Virgin heard a voice telling the child to put His hand on the tree. No sooner was this done than the tree was full of lovely ripe apples. The Blessed Virgin then picked all the apples that she wanted. The apple tree is suppose to be there yet.
When Jesus was on His way to be put to death there was a lot of thorns in His hand. A little robin saw him. He flew down and when he was passing Our Lord he pulled out some of the thorns. That is why all people like the robin.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Bourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Westport Quay, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs. Bourke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Westport Quay, Co. Mayo
