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School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (B)

Location:
Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padraig Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 055

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    Feast Day Customs
    When a person comes into another house at Christmas he gets a glass of whiskey. The people clean and decorate the house with hollow and ivy. People say it is not right to shed blood on Christmas Day. On Christmas Day a big dinner is eaten.[?] A week before Christmas Eve all the people gather together for Christmas. on the night before Christmas candles are left lighted on each window of the house.
    New Year
    new years night is called small Christmas Night, from twelve o' clock that night the New Year is in. The people used not throw out the ashes on New Years Day. The people wash enough of potatoes that will bring them into the New Year. Everybody cleans their shoes, because
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Paddy Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo