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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 241

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  2. Christmas Customs

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    On Christmas night in every persons house there is a candle lit in every window. It is said that the youngest child in the house is supposed to light the candle. The old people long ago used to leave the door of the house open to let in the Infant Jesus and his Mother Children hang up their stockings beside the fire on the
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