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School: Drong (roll number 15699)

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Drung, Co. Donegal
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Seán P. Mac Gabhann
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    all the houses to bring luck on the stock. When the night comes someone goes outside and he calls, "Go down on your knees, open you eyes, and let St. Brigid in." And the one in the house answers; "She is welcome." That is repeated for three times and in the end the one in the house opens the door and the representative of St. Brigid comes in.
    Hugh McGonigle,
    Drung,
    Quigley's Pt.,
    Co. Donegal.
    18th February 1938.
    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
    Hugh Mc Gonigle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal