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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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  1. St Brigid's Day Customs

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    On St Bridgid's night the young people start what is called the Breedog. The boys and girls dress up at night in old clothes and disguise their faces with vizards and go to some neighbours house and take the people out to dance and have great fun all the night. Then they go to some other house the next night and so on until Shrove Tuesday. They are always very welcome.
    On St Bridgid's night it is an old custom to hang out a piece of the ribbon for St Bridgid to bless when she is passing over Kildare. It is said she flies over
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare