School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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- (continued from previous page)of bed one morning (he having being sick for a long time) was covered with sores. The other boy was standing at the door crying and the Blessed Virgin was passing by. She took pity on the little boy and asked him what was the matter with him. He told her. She went in and asked the father for a bath of luke warm water. The Blessed Virgin washed her feet and arms in the bath of water. Then she put the child in the same water and washed him with it. She dried him with her hair because the poor man had nothing to dry him with. He was made clean and he never got sores afterwards
5) One day St. Joseph the Blessed Virgin and Our Lord were walking along the road. The Blessed Virgin got very tired. She said she would rest herself at the next house. They came to a very big house and St. Joseph went into the house and asked the woman of the house could the Blessed Virgin sit down to rest herself. The woman said "Bring her to me until I see." When she saw how the Blessed Virgin was dressed she would not allow them into the house. She put them away. The next day the woman went to visit some neighbour's house and she was telling the people of the house about the Holy Family. While she was talking she turned into a ball of fire and(continues on next page)
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