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   another and the gate closed. It was a distance of ten feet from one pier to the other. The gate was an iron one and was spiked. It was a marvellous feat.

   

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2. Stories of the Holy Family

   

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   There is a local story about the Holy Family. When the angel told St. Joseph and the B. Virgin to fly into Egypt from Herod's soldiers, they had to cross a desert. On the way, the B. Virgin and St. Joseph took her to a tent in the middle of the desert. In the tent there was a woman and a baby and the baby was covered in terrible sores and pimples. When they entered they were covered all over with sand and dust from the desert and the Blessed Virgin asked the woman for water and a towel to wash the Infant Jesus. When He was washed, the owner of the tent took the water to wash her own hild (bdcause the water was scarce)

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
         1. religious tales (~1,085)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní Mhadáin

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Micheál Ó Madáin

   Gender

   Male