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Bríd Mhistéal
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  1. Customs Connected with St Martin's Day

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    St. Martin was ground to death in a mill in the defence of his faith. In honour of his tragic death no mill wheel, and in places especially in the West of Ireland, not even a cart wheel is allowed to turn on that day.
    Here in the Midlands, in some places all threshing operations are stopped on St. Martin's Day - the old custom of no wheel turning on that day in honour of the Saint being fully observed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angela Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Westmeath