School: Lugnaskeehan (roll number 6562)
- Location:
- Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Eibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 467
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- Stories of the Holy FamilyOne day when our Lord was passing through a wood he lost blood. Soon after that the wren and robin passed that way and the robin which was in front saw the blood. She covered the blood with a leaf in order that the other birds would not see it. When the wren came to where the blood was she lifted up the leaf and showed the blood to the rest of the birds. That is why the wren is despised and the robin is liked.
- Collector
- Kevin Curnan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Francis Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lugnaskeehan, Co. Leitrim
- When the Blessed Virgin and St Joseph were going to Egypt with the child Jesus an insect came up out of the ground and two birds. The birds flew in the direction that the holy family went. The insect was a clock and he crept(continues on next page)
