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School: Gráinleathan (C.) (roll number 15664)

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Garranlahan, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0247, Page 145

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    Told by John Glynn
    Kiltulla" aged "79 years"
    St Brigid whose feast day is on the 1st February, is patroness of Ireland. She above all other women Saints, should get special honour from the Irish, but instead of that, cowds of young Irish boys, and even girls, dress up, in old ragged clothes, and false faces and go from place to place, making a mockery of her. Of course they do not understand it, but all the same, they should get out of it. The only way to do this is not give them anything, and to hide
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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
    Lizzie Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Kiltullagh, Co. Roscommon