School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór

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Kells, Co. Meath
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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  3. XML “Bratach Brigid”
  4. XML “An Unbaptised Child”

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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. accessories (~307)
    3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
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  2. When an unbaptised child is being taken to the church to be baptised a cinder is rolled up in its baby robe, and a red cord tied round the child's neck.
    Those who meet the child should say "God bless you". Not doing this would mean that you cast on the baby "The evil eye"

    Water out of Ciarán's Well cannot be boiled.
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