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Making St. Brigid’s Crosses with my 101 year old grandmother There’s probably no better place to get rushes in Wexford than the wet, boggy land of The Macamores where I was born and reared. Wet, heavy land and I’ve been getting rushes from the same field (Billy Lough's Field) since the early 1980s to make crosses for my late mother and grandmother. Back in 2013 when Granny was 101, I decided to record the process as I knew I wouldn't be getting too many more years with her. She passed away two y

The pupils of St Mary's Primary School, Teemore were busy this week making St Brigid's Crosses ahead of the feast day of the patriot saint tomorrow. | Fermanagh Herald