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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 120

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    Every body both young and old look forward to Christmas time because it is the feast of the Nativity and it is a season on which many ancient customs are observed in Swords.
    On the Eve of this great feast it is a custom for all little children to hang up their stockings at the foot of their beds for Santa Claus to fill them with presents.
    Some of the people light candles and put them in the windows on her long dreary journey ghrough the darkness of the night
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jenny O' Toole
    Gender
    Female
    Address
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