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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

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Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 037

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    came out-of-doors and had the girdle 'trice' hung about them in turn. This was supposed to keep away misfortune.
    In some places they used to make "Brideogs", images of the saint fashioned out of wood or turf. These were employed by maidens with an eye to marriage as a likely means of eliciting a husband.
    Unhappily all these customs are but poignant memories, only "St Brigid's Cross", and "St Brigid's Girdle surviving.
    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
    Stella Bowe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Keever
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    99
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny