Previous | Item 1 of 3 |

Holy Family and the Spider

Abstract: Story collected by Maureen Drohan, a student at Baile Uí Chorráin, Eóchaill school (Ballycurrane South, Co. Waterford) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0640/3/21

Loading...School Baile Uí Chorráin, Eóchaill [Vol. 0640, Chapter 0003]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Waterford County Schools

COLLECTOR
Drohan, Maureen
Gender
female

transcribed at

 

The Holy Family and the Spider [duchas:4378798]

When the Holy Family were on their way to Egypt from King Herod they sought - shelter in a cave. A spider who saw them immediately spun his web right over the entrance to the cave.
Soon the soldiers came in pursuit. One of them was about to enter when the officer told him to come back and not be fooled

The Holy Family and the Spider [duchas:4378799]

Do you not see the spiders web, said he, No one could go in without breaking that:" So they left the cave unmolested and went back

Origin information
Ballycurrane South, Co. Waterford
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 302-303
Volume 0640
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Eibhlín, Bean Uí Háirdín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Jesus Christ--Family
The holy family--An Teaghlach Naofa
School location
Ballycurrane SouthBaile Uí Chorráin TheasBallycurrane SouthClashmoreDecies-within-DrumWaterford
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4484477
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0640/3/21

Suggested credit
"The Holy Family and the Spider"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4484477>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Eibhlín, Bean Uí Háirdín.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

Rights & Usage Conditions

Creative Commons License
The Holy Family and the Spider is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

To use for commercial purposes, please contact the National Folklore Collection, UCD - See: http://n2t.net/ark:/87925/h1cc0xm5