Something for poor Biddy…..

Having fun with our Brideog dolls!

Junior infants made Brideog dolls for St Brigid’s Day.  Long ago, on the eve of St Brigid’s Day, “Biddie Boys” would travel from house to house with a doll dressed in white called the Brideog, to represent St Brigid.  Householders would welcome the Biddie Boys with bread and butter.  They liked to see the Brideog dolls coming, as it was supposed to bring St Brigid’s blessing to the house.

The Biddie boys would say something like this as they went from house to house:

Something for poor Biddy! Her clothes are torn.

Her Shoes are worn.

Something for poor Biddy!