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School: An Gleann (roll number 14113)

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Glen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 340

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    On the first of February Saint Brigid's cross is made with rushes and straw and places on the right side of the house. It is about a foot in length and a half a foot in width. Michael Conlon makes them every year yet.
    Holly is got a Christmas to decorate the house. It is got on a holly tree and up from wall to wall with the red berries hanging down. On may day some people would not give away milk and the old people strive to see which of them would be at the spring well first and that person bring the lucky water with them. Some people pick a bunch of primroses and leave some of them on the cow's head and the rest of them on the step of the door.
    On Palm Sunday palm is blessed and and distributed to the people. There are few holy wells about here. St James's Well and Lossat well. \it was on the top of a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May O' Reily
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummacool, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Drummacool, Co. Sligo