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School: Grangeford, Tullow

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Grangeford, Co. Carlow
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  1. Stories of the Holy Family

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    Many stories are told all over the country about the Holy Family. It is said that after they had been refused lodging they met a man who had a valuable coat. St. Joseph asked him to give the coat The man refused saying "Do I not want it myself." He continued his journey but after some time he got sorry and he thought to himself that the Virgin wanted to coat worse than he did. He ran back and gave the coat to her. That
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Darcy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coan, Co. Kilkenny