The very first joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of one, it was the joy of her dear son when he first became a man. Blessed now is he and blessed now is she and those who sing her seven joys of the Blessed Lady.
The very next day our Blessed Lady got was the joy of two it was the joy of her dear son when he first began to do. Blessed etc.
The very next joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of three. it was the joy of her dear son when he raised the Trinity. Blessed.
The very next joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of four it was the joy of her dear son when he read the Bible o'er. Blessed etc.
The very next joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of five, it was the joy of her dear son when he raised the dead to life. Blessed etc.
The very next joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of six it was the joy of her dear son when he raised the Crucifixion. Blessed etc.
The very next joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of seven, it was the joy of her dear son when he rang the bells of heaven.
Blessed etc.

others hang up a rush cross that is blessed or a piece of blessed Palm.

The fourth joy our Blessed Lady got. It was the joy of four. It was the joy of her young son when he travelled the world o'er.
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of the Blessed Lady.
The fifth joy our Blessed Lady got. It was the joy of five. It was the joy of her young son when he brought the dead alive.
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of the Blessed Lady.
The sixth joy our Blessed Lady got. It was the joy of six. It was the joy of her young son when he carried the Crucifix.
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of the Blessed Lady.
The seventh joy our Blessed Lady got. It was the joy of seven. It was the joy of her young son when he opened the gates of heaven.
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of the Blessed Lady.

The first Joy that our Blessed Lady got it was the joy of one. (It) was the joy of one, it was the joy of her young son when in a manger born.
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of Our Blessed Lady.
The second Joy our Blessed Lady got was the joy of two. (It) was the joy of her young son when he travelled the world through
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of the Blessed Lady.
The third joy our Blessed Lady got. It was the Joy of three. It was the joy of her young son when he brought the blind to see.
Blessed now said He and blessed may they be for those who sing the Seven Joys in honour of the Blessed Lady.

There is a well in the village of Knockatubber called "The Blessed Well. It is about one mile and a half from this school the old people say that Saint Patrick came to the well and blessed it. It is said that he baptised people at the well, and that is why it is called "The Blessed Well."
The old people say that water out of a blessed well could not boil, but the water of this well will boil, that is one proof of it most being a blessed well, but just a name for it.

One time a little girl who lived in Moville loved the blessed Virgin and the Blessed Virgin loved her. She had a statue of the blessed Virgin in a field of her father's and every day she used to go to this statue and put a beautiful crown of flowers on the blessed Virgin's head. One day the little girl was very sick and she could not go to put the crown of flowers on the blessed Virgin. She got her rosary beads and began to pray that she might get better and be able to go and put the crown on the blessed Virgin. After she had the rosary said she fell asleep. She had a very happy dream. She thought

Children always like to hear stories of out Lord. Hear is a story that the old people of Mullagh tell. When the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph were fleeing to Egypt, from Herod's soldiers, with Jesus, they happened to pass a robber's cave which they went into for a rest. In the cave they met a robber woman. The Blessed Virgin asked her for some water to wash her Baby, as He was tired and weary after a long journey. The robber woman at once got a bath full of nice, fresh water for the Blessed Virgin. She then started to wash Jesus. When she had Him washed, she saw the robber woman crying. When the Blessed Virgin asked her reason for crying she received the following sad answer "I weep to see you bathing your lovely Child and to think that my baby is suffering from that terrible decease leprosy, and cannot be cured". The Blessed Virgin then told her to get the baby and bath him in the same water as she bathed her baby in. The woman did so and at once her baby became as clean as a new pin. Her joy knew no bounds and she thanked the Blessed Virgin with all her heart. The Blessed Virgin ans St. Joseph then continued

This is the story told locally about the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph and the Infant Jesus. When they were going to Egypt the Blessed Virgin lost the pin of her cloak. This was a great inconvenience as the wind was blowing the cloak off. When the Blessed Virgin came to a forge the smithy made a pin for her. The Blessed Virgin then said the smithys would never be tired after their days work.

There are three blessed in my townland namely Kilmaley blessed, Knocknakilla blessed well and Lough Burke.
Kilmaley blessed is dedicated to the blessed virgin. The days for performing the rounds are Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The rounds are performed in this manner. Come to the statue of blessed virgin and say Our Father and five Hail Marys. Then go to the next statue and say the same prayers. Go all around the boitrín and say one Our Father and five Hail Marys. When that is finished take off your shoes and come along on your knees to

of bed one morning (he having being sick for a long time) was covered with sores. The other boy was standing at the door crying and the Blessed Virgin was passing by. She took pity on the little boy and asked him what was the matter with him. He told her. She went in and asked the father for a bath of luke warm water. The Blessed Virgin washed her feet and arms in the bath of water. Then she put the child in the same water and washed him with it. She dried him with her hair because the poor man had nothing to dry him with. He was made clean and he never got sores afterwards
5) One day St. Joseph the Blessed Virgin and Our Lord were walking along the road. The Blessed Virgin got very tired. She said she would rest herself at the next house. They came to a very big house and St. Joseph went into the house and asked the woman of the house could the Blessed Virgin sit down to rest herself. The woman said "Bring her to me until I see." When she saw how the Blessed Virgin was dressed she would not allow them into the house. She put them away. The next day the woman went to visit some neighbour's house and she was telling the people of the house about the Holy Family. While she was talking she turned into a ball of fire and

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district bring some of their seed to the priest to be blessed to counteract this evil.

Blessed be the hour in which our Lord Jesus Christ God and man was born. Blessed be the Holy Ghost by whom he was conceived. Blessed be the Glorious Virgin Mary whom this God man was born. May the Lord hear our prayers by the intercession of the glorious Virgin Mary and by the rememberance of the sacred hour in which God man was born that all our desires

When the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus were fleeing from Herod one day they came to a house. The Blessed Virgin asked the woman of the house for a drink and the woman gave it to her. Then she started off again and she came to a man who was sowing oats in a field. She told him if Herod's soldiers passed and asked him when did the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus pass to say it was when he was sowing the oats. Next morning when the man arose the oats was up in the grass - corn. That day Herod's soldiers passed and they asked him when did the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus pass and he said "when I was sowing this oats." Then the soldiers thought that Jesus did not pass for weeks before.

When the Blessed Virgin and the child Jesus were fleeing from Herod's soldiers one day they came to a house. The Blessed Virgin asked food of the woman of the house and she did not give it to her. Then the started off again until they came to another house. The woman of the house there told them to sit down and rest and she gave them some food. Then the continued their journey. As they were going along the Blessed Virgin asked Jesus what would he give the good woman for being so kind to them. Jesus said that he would give her twelve children and they would all die before herself. He then said that he would aslo give the other woman who refused to help them twelve children and that they would all live after her. Then the blessed Virgin said that it would be a very cruel thing to do to the good woman to have all her children die before her. Then Our Lord went away and left the

a blessed candle and put it under and over the cow's udder three times.

and as there is a spring well convenient to the blessed well which supplies the Kilkerrin people with water, she came for her first time to the blessed well not knowing which water she was taking. She took a can of water out of the blessed well, brought it home and set it on a good fire to boil. The kettle was on the fire for three hours and still there was no sign of it to boil. The master asked the maid where she got the water. She explained

was a donkey who carried the Blessed Virgin, Jesus and St. Joseph to Egypt.

In this district pictures are hung in the houses in honour of some of the saints. The pictures are of many sizes. When the pictures are bought the people get them blessed by the priest or missioner. Then the people hang them up on the wall in the house. There is no story or tradition in connection with the pictures. On May Day may flowers are scattered at the doors of the houses and at the doors of the outoffices in honour of our Blessed Lady. People bring palm with them to mass on palm Sunday in order to get it blessed. When the people get the palm blessed they bring it home and put it behind a picture or they put it in a drawer until the next year. Then they burn it

There is a blessed well in the town of Balla, Barony of Clan Morris. It is said the blessed well came to Balla from the North of Ireland, because a woman abused it there. A good many people visit this well especially from the 15th August until the end of September. It is said that there were a lot of miracles wrought there some years ago. People came from all over Ireland to this well to preform stations. But since Knock started this blessed