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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 06_016

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    It is an old custom to leave the door opened on Christmas night to let the Blessed Virgin in if she was (is) passing and not to put any blinds on the windows.
    On Christmas Eve the people put holly and ivy round on all the house and leave it round at all the pictures for the twelve days of Christmas.
    On Christmas night it is right to leave a candle lighting on every window in the house and it is right for the youngest child in the house to light them.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Egan
    Gender
    Female