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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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    You could see the women’s red petticoats and their white handkerchiefs and the men with their báiníns. These are the prayers or rounds they say. They go around the [?]well first. Then they get seven small stones and they go round the well seven times and drop a stone each time. Then they go to the place where the track of St. Patrick’s knee is. They say prayers there. Then they [?] go to the chapel that is in ruins and they say prayers there too. If they are doing the station for the living they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male