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School: Gleanntán

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Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0383, Page 094

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    It is the custom that on St Brigid's day two or more girls go out collecting money from house to house and with them they carry a doll known as Biddy. Mostly on Shrove people get married just before lent comes. Old bachelors that never got married used be chalked all over with chalk but this custom has died out for many years. On May Morning the young girls used go out and wash their faces in the dew them good looking and also they used look for a snail and if they got any they were to be married within
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Caherlag, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Caherlag, Co. Cork