School: Baile Stiabhna, Askeaton (roll number 7900)
- Location:
- Ballysteen, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)and hands. The nose, mouth and eyes are made with black thread or with pen and ink.Bridie Neville
Drominoona
- On St Brigid's day across is made of rushes and put under the roof to keep it from burning. The cross is left there throughout the year. A piece of blue cloth and a piece of white equal dimensions were put out on St Brigid's eve and next morning the blue was longer than the white piece. Both were kept as a cure during the year.On St Martin's day an animal or fowl is killed and some of the blood is sprinkled in the four corners of the house. The remainder is kept as a cure during the year. Long ago the carcase was put out for the 'Good People'.Holly and ivy are put up in the ? at Christmas to decorate the houses. These greens are lighted to cook pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Every family take apiece of palm home on Palm Sunday and keep it in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Neville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drominoona, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Neville
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Drominoona, Co. Limerick
