School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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  1. St Brigid is our local patron saint. Our chapel is dedicated to her. It is a fine building erected on the same ground as the old chapel (St Brigids)
    On St Brigids day 2nd February we get our candles blessed. It is also call "Candlemas Day".
    St Brigid was very kind to animals, and that must be the reason that on St Brigid's day the spring food supply for cattle is reck on that day.
    Half potatoes, half fodder air lá Brídhge.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lenihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Polke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Ballinglen, Co. Mayo