School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 02_031
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- (continued from previous page)Ash W.
This day is the beginning of Lent and every person fasts from something.
St. B. Day
On this day the young girls go around like the mummers and they carry a doll around called the "bríneóg". They say a little rhyme. -
"Bridget Bridget
Dressed in white
Give us some money
To dress her right."
They do this in honour of St Bridget who was called.
Bridget of the Gael.
Shrove
This is the time the people generally get married.
Chalk S.
The young boys and girls use chalk on this day and they chalk the people especially those who are wearing black clothes.
- Collector
- Kathleen Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Galway
