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School: Knockbridge (C.), Dundalk (roll number 15102)

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Droichead an Chnoic, Co. Lú
Teacher:
Margaret O' Hanlon
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    people make crosses from rushes and they hang them in the shouse to keep away sickness.
    This is another custom the people do on St Brigids day. They leave a piece of cloth outside the door and they say that St Brigid comes round and blesses it and they take it in, in the morning they give a piece to each of the people in the house and this piece is sewn into the dress that the person wears and it keeps away sickness. Whe the dress gets old they take the piece out and put it into another dress.
    On May day the people throw mayflowers on the houses to bring good luck.
    On the first of April the people play tricks on each other and it is called "All fools day".
    On Halloween night the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    An Ghráinseach, Co. Lú