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School: Drom Fada (roll number 16137)

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Drumfad, Co. Donegal
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Bean Mhic Coluínn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1090, Page 297

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    On Christmas day and on Palm Sunday branches of palm trees were put out in the out-houses. It was supposed to bring luck on the people. Long ago Mrs. Barton would have a very big Christmas tree at Christmas. The tree would be as high as a house. There were sweets and toys on it. She would invite a lot of children to come on Christmas day and take the sweets and toys. Then she would plant the tree and have it fresh for the next Christmas. Everybody would decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.
    At Christmas and other holidays water was taken from the well at Glenvar. If a person went to the well three Fridays after each other before dawn they would be cured of any disease. Holly was carried
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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
    Florence Mc Collum
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carran Lower and Upper, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magherawardan, Co. Donegal