In several houses of the parish those crosses of St Brigid and St Patrick are hung up in the thatch, some people make these crosses out of sheaves of oats it is like plaiting together. The people had superstition about them that it would keep harm away from the house. There is a story told about a poor woman and her son that went to visit the baby Jesus when He was born they had no money to offer Him but they brought Him a sprig of holly that they had sowed in a pot as they offered it to Him as a gift and Himself and His mother accepted this gift the baby Jesus left His hand on it and there is a story told that holly is blessed since.