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School: Askeaton (C.) (roll number 2040)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 272

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    St. Bridgets crosses were always hung inside the doors of houses in olden times. They were woven together with reeds and sometimes plated, and renewed every St. Bridgets eve, and the old ones burnt in honour of her and that by her intersessions the home be preserved from fire. Also a piece of linen put out on the window sill on St. Bridgets eve is supposed to be a cure for a headache by putting it on the forehead.
    A certain weed called “Alexander” used be hung outside houses on
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghalacka, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr M. Feheney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Aghalacka, Co. Limerick