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School: Teamhair, Áth Treasa

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Taur, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 007

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    When the soldiers were in pursuit of Our Lord, He crossed a field in which corn was sown that day, and the corn sprang up in one night.
    The soldiers came next day and asked the reapers if any man had crossed that way lately. They answered not since this wheat was sown. They said they must be on the wrong track. The soldiers turned and were going another way until a dara-daol said "indé, indé that was yesterday. The soldiers turned and found Our Lord, and since the Irish cut the dara-daol in two halves when they meet it and say "my seven deadly sins on
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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)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamucklagh West, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Glennamucklagh West, Co. Cork