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School: Machaire Áirne

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Magherarny, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 220

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    Once when the Holy Family were chased by soldiers they passed by a field where men had sowed corn that day. Some of His blood fell on the field. The corn grew and ripened in that one day.
    The soldiers that were following our Lord came to the field of corn. They asked the men if they had seen our lord pass by. The men said he had not passed since the day they sowed the corn. The soldiers thought this was a long time ago so they were going to go home when a wren shouted out that the corn was sowed the day before. Since then the wren is not liked
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    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Lizzie Freeman
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    Female
    Address
    Templetate, Co. Monaghan