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Lá Fhéile Bríd

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By *hab OP   Man
33 weeks ago

Boomtown

Happy St.Bridget's Day to all.

As one of the more mature (older) people here, it got me thinking about the traditions around this day from my childhood.

The youngest in the house replaced the old Bridget' Cross with a new one.

Any towels or sheets would be hung outside on the night of 31st Jan to get Bridget's kiss. These would be used in childbirth or illness.

The Biddy, google Kilgobnet Biddy, would call around the houses and usually had a parade of the nearest town on 2nd.

Do you have any memory such occasions or was it confined the certain parts of the country.

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By *aseylee324Couple
33 weeks ago

Valley of Squinting Windows

We made crosses at school, that was it.

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By *og-ManMan
33 weeks ago

somewhere

Made crosses in primary school ...well forced to make them by the nuns really

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By *ealitybitesMan
33 weeks ago

Belfast

Just the crosses that was all although there was usually a procession at the well at Faughart but I was never at it.

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By *hab OP   Man
33 weeks ago

Boomtown


"We made crosses at school, that was it."

Did you throw them away or bring them home

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By *aseylee324Couple
33 weeks ago

Valley of Squinting Windows


"We made crosses at school, that was it.

Did you throw them away or bring them home "

Brought them home where my mother stuck them behind the Sacred Heart picture

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By *hab OP   Man
33 weeks ago

Boomtown


"We made crosses at school, that was it.

Did you throw them away or bring them home

Brought them home where my mother stuck them behind the Sacred Heart picture "

So where was the child of Prague?

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By *aseylee324Couple
33 weeks ago

Valley of Squinting Windows


"We made crosses at school, that was it.

Did you throw them away or bring them home

Brought them home where my mother stuck them behind the Sacred Heart picture

So where was the child of Prague? "

Outside keeping the rain away of course!

Outside

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By (user no longer on site)
33 weeks ago

And this year marks the 1500 anniversary of the saint

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By *leasurer77Man
33 weeks ago

Athlone


"Happy St.Bridget's Day to all.

As one of the more mature (older) people here, it got me thinking about the traditions around this day from my childhood.

The youngest in the house replaced the old Bridget' Cross with a new one.

Any towels or sheets would be hung outside on the night of 31st Jan to get Bridget's kiss. These would be used in childbirth or illness.

The Biddy, google Kilgobnet Biddy, would call around the houses and usually had a parade of the nearest town on 2nd.

Do you have any memory such occasions or was it confined the certain parts of the country. "

Over in the West we used to go around the neighbourhood collecting money for singing and dancing. It was called the Brid òg. Adults did it at night usually for a local charity.

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