School: Moycarkey, Thurles

Location:
Moycarky, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Michael Myers
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  1. Religious Stories

    The ass is one of our dumb animals that is connected with the life of our Lord.

    The ass is one of our dumb animals that is connected with the life of out Lord. The following, however true, is a common story - On Christmas eve night at twelve o'clock, the ass, however wet or cold, bows down on his formost feet in adoration and commemoration of the Birth of Our Lord which occurred at that (nig) hour. There is also a tradition that whoever stays up on that night to watch this incident is courting an early death.
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  2. Religious Stories

    When Our Lord was hanging on the Cross on Good Friday, the robin came to comfort him.

    When Our Lord was hanging on the Cross on Good Friday, the robin came to comfort Him. As the little bird made an effort to pluck some of
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkstown, Co. Tipperary