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School: Currach an Ghála, Cill Úird (roll number 11293)

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Kilworth, Co. Cork
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Máiréad, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 220

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    On this day the children used take out a Bridóg.
    The bridóg was the handle of a brush made into a cross to act as shoulders or hands.
    This figure was dressed up with a frock and coat, a hat on the head and veil.
    Five or six children would gather together from 9 to 14 years and the biggest would take the bridóg.
    They would go around to every house and would get money for the bridóg.
    They came home then and divided the money between them.
    This was carried on about fifty years ago.
    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
    Nóra Ní Fanning
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunmahon, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs F. Fanning
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunmahon, Co. Cork