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School: An Gleantán, Lombardstown

Location:
Glantane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0362, Page 291

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    visit and bless their homes as she used to visit and help the poor while she was here on earth.
    4. Some people used to leave bread on the table during the night to be blessed by Saint Brigid, and the legend attached to the custom was:-
    "A poor man, at whose house the Saint called and asked for some bread to eat, had but very little for himself, but gave her what he had. Shortly after he was astonished when he found his cupboard plentifully supplied with bread."
    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
    T. Coleman
    Informant
    Miss Agnes Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Glantane, Co. Cork