School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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- Saint Brigid is our local patron Saint. She had a church in Killbride many years ago, but it is in ruins now. There is a church and a new school built in Ballycastle in her name.
There is a well in Ballinglen called "St Brigid's" well. Some of the female children are called Brigid. The first of February is St Brigid's day It is not a holiday of Obligation now.
St Brigid was born in the year 450, and died in the year 525. She is buried in Downpatrick in the county Down.- Collector
- Eddie Gilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Gilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Killerduff, Co. Mayo