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School: Coill Beithne (C.), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 11266)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0514, Page 283

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  1. Brat Bríde

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    BRAT BRIGHDE was a strip of cloth hung but out on St. Brigid's Eve on a bush and left out all night. It was said to cure headaches if wound round the head.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. St Brigid's Crosses

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    ST. BRIGID'S CROSSES were made sometimes of rushes and more often of straw. They were thus shaped (Diagram) and very artistically done and the leg was left to stick the cross firmly in the beam or rafter where it was held.
    The age of some houses could be reckoned from these crosses for one was made every St. Brigid's Eve and stuck up beside last year's one and the number of crosses told the number of years.
    Others burned the old one as they put up the new one.

    M. Cunningham
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
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