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From: "David Plant" <>
Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] folk-religion
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:15:38 +0100
References: <002601c1e490$e72798c0$5800030a@taylor>


Good evening Andrew and list

Sorry, I did not see your original posting but I thought the following might
be of interest. I was born and brought up in Somerset about 10 miles from
Glastonbury - there was, and still is, a thorn tree in the grounds of
Glastonbury Abbey, which is said to have arisen from one of the thorns from
the Crown of Thorns brought there by Joseph of Aramathea. I understand that
it is of a species of thorn tree common in Palestine and is unusual in that
it flowers at Christmas. The local TV news always used to carry pictures of
a spray of flowers being cut for delivery to the Queen. I think most West
country people (Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Wilts) would be familiar with this
story.

best wishes

Sian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor, Andrew W." <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 4:19 PM
Subject: [NFLD-LAB] folk-religion


> Did you receive my post to the List
> where I described a group of folk-religion traditions from 1900 Port de
Grave? I did not see it appear on list. It was stuff that I have very
rarely seen discussed. It was compodsed of strictly descriptive materials
about my ancestors Devon-Newfoundland stories on "the crown of thorns"
allegedly taken by Joseph of Arimathea to Devon. It also concerned my old
Taylor Anglicans observance of traditional practices for St Patricks Day.
I thought these were important because they were told personally to me by an
old devout Anglican born Dawe in Ship Cove, Conception Bay 1891.(my
grandmother) The post contained no religious affirmations or assertions .
> Thanks for your help Sue
> Andrew Taylor
>
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