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School: Na Creaga

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Creggs, Co. Galway
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Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 073

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    Then when they were blessed, they were put on the roofs of houses, and also on the roofs of stables.
    How the crosses were made first is to get two splints of timber, and make a cross of them, then to tack them together, and weave them with rushes.
    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
    Frankie Kilby
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    William Keaveney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway