School: Lathach Barr
- Location:
- Ardbane or Laghy Barr, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seaghan Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 378
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- The principal feasts in this district are St (Bridg) Bridigd’s [sic] Eve, Shrove Tuesday, St Patricks Day, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, St Johns Eve, or the Bonefire night, Hallow Eve, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year.
On St Brigid’s Eve, a sheaf of green rushes is cut and left out side the house, until after dark, After dusk the rushes are brought into the house in St (Bride) Brigid’s name. Each one then makes a cross with the green rushes. Next day holy water is shaken on the crosses, one is then put in each (room) room in the house, and one in the out house, all the inmates and all the animals are placed under the protection of St. Brigid’s. After the making of the (making) crosses on St Brigid’s Eve a feast in held in house.
Shrove Tuesday, or bock Tuesday as it is here called, comes next; It was always kept a great feast day long ago but not so much now, since(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Moira Mc Girr
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykillowen, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Girr
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykillowen, Co. Donegal
