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School: Scoil Áine Naomhtha, Ráth gCaola (roll number 6569)

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Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Assidium
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    her arms and bathed it with the water and said as she bathed it. "If this child is not to get better, take it from me". Then she took the child and put it on the car again and sat beside it. As she went along the child stood up and the mother was delighted. Then she got off the car and took the child off too, and it walked about two yards. it is said that the child grew up to be a big healthy man.
    This story was told by
    Mrs. McNamara,
    Holy Cross,
    Rathkeale,
    Co. Limerick.
    Written by: Myra O'Flaherty,
    Holy Cross,
    Rathkeale,
    Co. Lierick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Myra O Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Holy Cross, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Namara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Holy Cross, Co. Limerick