St. Bridget's rush cross

Made:
1900-1930
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St. Bridget's rush cross, star-shaped, hung over doors and beds for good luck every St. Bridget's eve, Maghera, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659720
Materials:
rush
type:
crosses
credit:
Andrews, E.