SCHOOL: Sonnagh | ADDRESS: Sonnagh Old, Co. Galway Saint Brigid casts her cloak St Brigid stands next to St Patrick as the greatest of our Irish Saints. She was born at Faughart near the present town of Dundalk. In those late years a beautiful shrine has been...
SCHOOL: Loughill, Longford | ADDRESS: Laughil, Co. Longford Saint Brigid of Ireland St Brigid’s crosses are made nearly in all parts of the country. They are made on the evening before St Brigid’s day and blessed on St Brigid’s day. They are...
SCHOOL: Scoil na mBráthar, Tuaim | ADDRESS:Tuam, Co. Galway Saint Brigid. Wedding Customs. The feast of Saint Brigid is celebrated on the first of Febuary. It is one of the biggest feasts held during the year in Ireland. There is a feast in every Catholic house on...
SCHOOL: Cill Iubhair | ADDRESS: Killure Beg, Co. Galway Signs of Rain and Sun Weather Lore Signs of rain Soot fallingA dog eating grass.Blue flames in the fire.A cat with his back to the fireThe rooks flockingA ring round the moon at night.A person feeling drowsy in...
SCHOOL: Ring, Dalahasey | ADDRESS: Ring Commons, Co. Dublin Irish Farm Animals At the beginning of the worlk God created animals for mans use and benifit, therefore we should not ill-treat them, but to care them as much as they can, they are the cow, the horse...
SCHOOL: Béal Cláir (B) | ADDRESS: Belclare, Co. Galway Old Cures There are many people who have cures for diseases. It is said that if there are seven boys born after another in a family that the seventh has a cure for boils, if he measures the boil with a ring...
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