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School: Arva (C.)

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Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 094

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    There is a story told about Our Blessed Lady and the Divine Infant while They were going on a journey. They came to a certain spot and got shelter in an old hut for the night. Our Blessed Lady asked for water to bath the Infant Jesus in.
    The woman of the house had a baby who was suffering from a terrible disease. When Our Lady and the Divine Infant departed the woman washed her baby in the same water and it was cured. There is a plant called the "blood-plant". It was supposed to have grown at the foot of the cross when Our Lord was being crucified. The red spot on the leaf was believed to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    94
    Occupation
    Pensioner
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan