School: Knockaville (roll number 14185)

Location:
Knockaville, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
C. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 349

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 349

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  1. After Our Lord being crowned with the thorns it is said that a little robin came and started to pick the thorns from the Sacred Head and while he was doing so, her breast got splashed with His Blood and since that the little robins are called 'Robin Redbreasts.'
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Ennis
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Gowran
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaville, Co. Westmeath
  2. When Our Lord was flying into Egypt the Holy Family passed a corn field where the men were working. He gave them his blessing as he passed. When the soldiers came to look for Our Lord they asked the men did the Holy Family pass and they said that no one passed since they sowed the corn.
    A chafer put up his head and said "Nay, Nay, he passed today," When corn was blessed it sprang up at once and ripened
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.