School: Drumaweir (roll number 5228)
- Location:
- Drumaweer, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 151
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- An Old Custom
In writing about ancient customs there are a few which live to the present day among a great number of the people of this neighbourhood First - The Rush Cross: On Candlemas Eve, the people make them and on Candlemas Day after some Holy Water had been sprinkled on them one is placed in each house in the farmyard. This custom came down to us from Saint Brigid when she was visiting a farm-house when she was told that some bad luck had come on the cattle and a good many of them had died. She told the people to go out and cut some rushes and make them into rushes and place one in every byre. This they did and thus cattle lived and good luck came to them. So that is the meaning of making the Rush Cross.
Second another custom was on the first of Mar.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Cahal Mc Cormick
- Gender
- Male
