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School: Baile Mór Síl Anmchadha (Laurencetown)

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Laurencetown, Co. Galway
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Seán Ó Cogaidhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0055, Page 0117

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  3. XML “Festival Customs - New Year's Night”
  4. XML “Festival Customs - Twelfth Night”

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  1. Festival Customs - New Year's Night

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. New Year (~74)
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  2. Festival Customs - Twelfth Night

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    Twelfth Night:
    It is an old custom to have twelve candles lighting while the Rosary is being said. Each member of the family selects one of these candles as representing himself. Which ever candle is burned out first the member of family who selected this candle will die first, and so on
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