School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)

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1. Old Houses (continued)

   

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   old houses. This was called a settle-bed.

   

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2. Emblems and Objects of Value

   

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   On St Patricks Day there were crosses made with ribbons of different colours, and worn on the right shoulder of little girls. There was also a sally rod brought in. It was heated at the fire until the top of it blackened. Then the children of the house knelt on the floor, and one of the elders of the family made the sign of the cross on each childs right arm. The reason that the stick was blackened was that it would leave a mark on the arm that would last for the day. These crosses were to remind the them of their Faith.

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      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
         1. suaitheantais (~307)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mary O' Grady

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   68

   Address

   An Mhóin Mhór, Co. Thiobraid Árann