School: St. Anne's (B.)

Location:
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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  1. One time a priest was going on a long journey to a dying person As the journey was so long, and he being in so great a hurry, he asked the loan of a pony from a protestant man
    While he was passing a huge cavern (80 ft wide by 100 ft long) an army of soldiers surrounded him, save the mouth of the cavern.
    Just as they were about to kill him he and the horse rose across the cavern, to the opposite side and were saved.
    It was surely a miracle indeed. This is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecil Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Urcher, Co. Cavan