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School: Más an Easa (C.) (roll number 14776)

Location:
Masiness, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire Ní Cholchuin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1075, Page 287

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  2. Old Customs - St Bridget's Day

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    On St. Bridget's day the old people have a great many old customs about crosses and mash-potatoes. They make mash-potatoes for the dinner, they put milk, salt and onions in them and butter and milk in them when eating them. They also make crosses out of rushes.
    The little boys and girls go out early in the evening and get the rushes. Then when night comes, they make the crosses. Before going to bed they put out St. Bridget's rag. Then after that if that person takes a sore head, who hangs out the rag, if they put the rag round it they will get better.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ards, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Bridget Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ards, Co. Donegal