School: Ballykelly
- Location:
- Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Uadain
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- When the holy Family were going to Egypt they saw a jennet. They asked the jennet to carry them.
The jennet said "I cannot carry you because I am in fowl." That is why the jennet never fowls.
As they went they saw a horse and they asked him to carry them and he said "I am too hungry to carry you."
That is the reason a horse is always hungry.
They went on another bit and they saw an ass They asked the ass to carry them. The ass carried the whole family
- When the Holy Family were on their way into Egypt the soldiers followed them and they hid in a cave. While they were inside a spider spun a web over the mouth of the cave. When the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peg Cooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
