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School: Sonnagh (cailíní agus buachaillí)

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Sonnagh Old, Co. Galway
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Úna Bean Uí Mhuireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0342

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  1. St Brigid (continued)

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    expected before May Day.
    One day St Brigid went to the King of Leinster and asked him to give here a piece of land which she wanted to build a church on. At first he refused her but she asked him to give her as much as her garment would cover. She then spread her garment on the ground and it then started spreading and spreading until it nearly covered the whole of Leinster.
    The King told her to stop and he gave her the land to build the church. The people of this village always put up small crosses made of timber on St Brigid's night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Brigid (~124)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Hynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sonnagh New, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sonnagh New, Co. Galway