School: Dromcollchoille (B.)
- Location:
- Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Mathghamhna
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- (continued from previous page)them where. They asked him again and he said he would die rather than tell them. The Jews pierced his breast with a sword and killed him. That is the reason every robin has a red breast.
The Jews also asked a blue headed worm and he said 'Wherever I will nibble the corn'. Everywhere Our Lord went the blue headed worm nibbled.
It is said, that in Cove Island, they sacrifice a box of blue headed worms.IV.
One day Our Lord was tired from walking; he asked the horse to carry Him. The horse refused saying he wanted to eat hay. Our Lord answered 'That you may be always eating it' and so he is.
He then asked the jennit and the jennit said he wanted to foal. Our Lord said, 'That you may never have a foal'. Then He asked the ass and he carried Him. From that day to this there is a cross on the ass's back.V
The Jews inquired of some reapers, if they saw the Holy Family pass by. They(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jeremiah Newman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
- Collector
- John Hennessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tulligmacthomas, Co. Limerick
- Collector
- John Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gardenfield East, Co. Limerick
- Collector
- Michael Wall
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mundellihy, Co. Limerick
