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School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

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Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 108

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    would rap at the door and they would answer. "Open the door and let St. Brigid in". She would go in and sit at the table, and they would all have a feast on the rice.
    Then they made the crosses. Each took a bunch of straw to make his own. First they got two sticks and tied them together in the shape of a heart. Secondly they wound the straw round the sticks covering the sticks. The crosses were then blessed and put over the doors of the houses.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pearl Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Peter Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan