School: Baile Nua, Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 5093)
- Location:
- Ballynoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Briain
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 116](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0380%2FCBES_0380_116.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 116
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Long ago it was generally believed that some days of the year were lucky whilst others were most unlucky.
On the Eve of St. Bridget's Day the first of February, people placed on the door knob or on the window sill some remnant of material to be blessed by St. Bridget.
Afterwards these are called Brath Breeda's and are used for curing pains and aches.
This was also a local custom to place an armful of straw on the door step for St. Bridget to knell on.
It is considered very unlucky for one to shave on a Sunday, as one will suffer from tooth-aches for the whole week.
If Saturdays moon comes seven years too soon, bad weather is expected to follow.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Alice O' Keeffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynattin, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Michael Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynattin, Co. Cork