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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. Saint Bridget's Day

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    On Saint Bridget's night a crowd of girls dress them-selves up in old clothes and they go out honouring St. Bridget. They get a turnip and a potato and make a doll of them. The turnip is used as the body, and the potato as the head. They stick two pieces of rods through the turnip and they are the feet. They put a dress on it then.
    There are no hands on this doll. Bridget is
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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
    Margaret Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo