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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. St Bridget's Day

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    St Bridget's day is on the 1st February. A crowd of girls dress up in old clothes and they go our honouring Saint Bridget. They get a turnip and a potato and make a doll of them. The turnip is used as the body and the potato as the head. Then they put a dress on it. They stick two pieces of rods through the turnip and they are the feet. There are no hands on this doll. Bridget is the name of this doll.
    When the girls go into the houses they say "honour the Bidy". The people ask "Where is the Bidy?"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Féile Bríde (~366)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Nicholas
    Gender
    Female