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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 06_004

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  1. Saint Bridget's Night

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    St Bridgets feast falls on the first of Febuary every year. It is not a holiday but still old customs are kept up. Long ago the young people used to dress up a sod of turf and they used to get four sticks for a pair of hands and feet and they used to make a little dress as some poor people could not afford to buy a doll. They used go from house to house collecting pennies but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Kate Larkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrew, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Heneghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrew, Co. Mayo