School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 16821)
- Location:
- Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Beirín Ní Bhaoighill
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- (continued from previous page)to have made its first appearance at the time of Our Lord's birth. When the wise men from the East came to Bethlehem to search for the place where Our Lord was born, a lovely white chrysanthemum fell right at their feet in front of the stable door. One of them stooped to lift the flower, and suddenly the door opened and with joy and rapture they beheld the divine child lying in the manger.
- One of the loveliest and most delicate of all plants that served our ancestors for bedding is My Lady's bedstraw. It got its name from the ancient tradition that this sweet flower was found among the grass and herbs that were gathered on the first Christmas Eve to make a bed for Our Lady. Holly, too, which is used as a Christian decoration was regarded as a sacred plant, for the red berries were said to represent the Holy Blood, and the prickly leaves the Crown of Thorns.
- Informant
- Sadie Maria Long
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Straruddan, Co. Donegal
