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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
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P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 240

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  1. On St Brigid's Day

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    The Feast of St Brigid is kept on the 2nd of February. The people get straw and rushes to make crosses on St Brigid's Eve. Those crosses are made in honour of St Brigid. The youngest child of the family gets the rushes in the bog and brings them home and put them on the kitchen table and then each member of the family makes a share of crosses. Then they leave them aside to be blessed on All Saints Day. Saint Brigid was a very holy and pious nun and she lived a life of prayer.

    Annie Flannery

    Told by her grandmother
    Mrs Bridget Flannery (aged 90 years)
    Creevagh
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Flannery
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Offaly