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School: Glendalough

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Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 370

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    There is an old story told which happened when St Kevin lived in Glendalough.
    One day he met a woman on "the Green Road" in Glendalough, and she was carring some loaves of bread in her apron she said if he asked for bread I will say they are stones, and he reading her mind stopped her and asked her for bread. She said they were stones Saint Kevin said if they are stones that they may turn into bread. If they are bread that they may turn into stones. When she reached home her apron was full of stones.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sorcha Breathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killafeen, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Patrick Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Occupation
    Insurance agent
    Address
    Killafeen, Co. Wicklow