School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0156, Page 145
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- (continued from previous page)across a lighted cottage. They knocked and they were made welcome when they explained their mishap. At the time St. Brigid was wearing a golden cross. The woman of the house spied it, and the desire to have it came over her. She offered her a drink of milk which she had poisoned. Saint Brigid took it but going towards the door she got a rush and made the Sign of the Cross on the milk. The man of the house inquired at once why she done this. The saint answered - "Your wife put poison in the milk", The husband inquired of the wife why she done it and she replied.
"to poison her and to obtain Cross".(continues on next page)
