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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. St Bridget's Day

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    St Bridget's day is on the 1st February. The young girls go out with the brídeóg. They go around from house to house carrying a doll which they call the brídeóg and say Honour the brídeóg.
    In every house they get a penny or two and if the people have no change to give pennies they give eggs. The next day the girls go to town and sell the eggs. Then the money is equally divided amongst them and they buy a lot of nice things for herself.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    32
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo