School: Druim na dTréad
- Location:
- Drumnatread, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Stondúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1019, Page 229
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Old Christmas day is the name given to little Christmas day on the twelfth day after Christmas. All outdoor as well as indoor premises are thoroughly cleaned and everything is left in readiness the day before. The evergreens are not taken down until after that day as Christmas is not over until after it. Strange beliefs are connected with the taking down of holly and ivy, and in some houses they are thrown in a hole and covered with clay the day before lest the inmates of the home should be overcome by some incurable disease. On that day it is said no one should turn a mattress lest he should die before that time next year. On that night songs are sung expressing regret that Christmas is over, but they also have some jolly pastimes such as card-playing, and(continues on next page)
