School: St Garvan's, Rathmullen

Location:
Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus P. Mac Eiteagáin
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    water and drank it. The man of the house asked her why she did that and Saint Brigid said that the woman put poison in the water. Then the man asked why she did that and the woman began to cry and said, that she wanted to have the cross that Saint Brigid had and we make crosses in honour of her on the last night of January.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Mc Garvey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killycolman, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Ellen Mc Garvey
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female