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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 358

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  1. The Feast of Saint Brigid in this Locality

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    This is the way the feast of Saint Brigid is celebrated in this locality.
    On the first of February boys and girls amuse themselves by going round from house to house and from village to village gathering money and eggs and bread when they could get it.
    The boys dress themselves in girls' clothes and straw hats and false faces and they carry some musical instruments with them. Then one of them would play and the others would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Gee
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Gee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cossallagh, Co. Mayo