School: Gleanntán
- Location:
- Glounthaune, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 091
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- On St Brigids day the young girls go around with an image dressed up as St Brigid, and called at every house for money to rear "Biddy." They used then have a good time out of the money they collected. It is a custom to hang out a rag too on St Brigids eve and that rag was supposed to cure a headache afterwards. It is also a custom to hang out a cross during the night and it was brought in again in the morning. When it was brought in it was hung over the fire and if anyone had a toothache they went miles away with the cross to cure it
It was a custom around here during Shrove for the young men to take all the old maids to Skeilg. They used then duck them in the water and frighten them so much that they used be married the next time. They were bound to get some old fellow.
On St Johns night a bonfire is made around here by the young men. Young men and women dance around it till morning with plenty of music. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Donal Grandon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Johnstown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Grandon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Johnstown, Co. Cork
