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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Saint Bridget's Night

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    St. Bridgets Day falls on the first of February every year. It is not a holiday of obligation. Long ago all the young people dressed up a sod of turf and sayed it was a Brídeóg. They used to dress up themselves and go around to the houses gathering money. Every house they went into the people of the house saying to them they would give them no money
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Francie O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumneen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumneen, Co. Mayo