School: An Dubh-Chearn (roll number 9534)
- Location:
- Doochorran, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Bean Mhic an Ríogh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0226, Page 099
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“On St Brigid's Eve which falls on the last day of January the man of the house goes out and cuts rushes and conceals it outside of the house...”
(continued from previous page)rushes under the table and says grace and asks all to taste of the meal. The feast is over the rushes are placed in the middle of the floor and young and old weave a cross. Next day the crosses are blessed by the priest and one is hung in each room and in every out house.
Pupils name. Brigid Sutherland
- Long ago people started to wear boots at the age of fourteen. In my district there lived a man who never wore boots. His name was McGinn. He died at the age of seventy but all the McGinns are dead.
At present children go barefoot in Summer(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brigid Sutherland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toome, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Alex Sutherland
- Address
- Toome, Co. Leitrim
