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School: Teamhrán (C.) (roll number 14834)

Location:
Tavraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 229

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    locality leaves their doos opened during the Christmas supper for the Holy Family to come and visit them. After the Supper is over it is said that a man or boy should fix the fire because if a woman fixes it she puts an angel in the fire and if a boy or man fixes it he puts the devil in the fire.
    From the 23rd December to the 13th January People decorate their houses and out houses with holly and ivy. They light up all the windows of the dwelling house on the 24rd and 25th of December on the 31st December and 1st January in honour of Christmas Eve and Christmas night on small Christmas eve and night and on the 5th Jan. and 6th January in honour
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Marie Dunleavy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tavraun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Dunleavy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilkelly, Co. Mayo