School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0395, Page 027
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- It is the custom on St. Brigid’s Day for some girls to get a doll and dress it in white to represent St. Brigid. They call it the Brídeóg and they go around from house to house collecting money.On St. Brigid’s Eve people put a black ribbon out on the ditch. They leave it out during the night because St. Brigid comes that night and blesses it, and there’s a cure in that ribbon afterwards for sick people.People put straw outside the door on the night also for St. Brigid to kneel on when she comes.
