St. Lawrence, the fire of, children thought to suffer from, if they touch young wrens in the nest, viii. 318;
family of, their lives bound up with an old tree at Howth Castle, xi. 166
St. Leonard, patron of cattle, horses, and pigs, i. 7 sq.;
blesses women with offspring, i. 8;
patron of prisoners, i. 8;
his shrines asylums, i. 8
Saint-Lô, the burning of Shrove Tuesday at, iv. 228 sq.
St. Louis, gift of healing by touch said to be derived by French kings from, i. 370
St. Luke, the festival of, on October [pg 444] 18th, souls of the dead thought to return on that day, vi. 55
Saintes-Maries, Midsummer custom at, v. 248, x. 194