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School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)

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Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sholamháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 189

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    Little Christmas Night.
    This is the last night of the festive season of Christmas, and it is celebrated with a great feast. For tea or supper, a special cake is made - sometimes the old people prefer a boxty loaf made with currants, raisins, and lemon-peel. More prefer hot potatoe-cakes for supper, but there is always some extra delicacy for this night.
    The family all join in the saying of the Rosary on this night. A special cake is made from soft clay and mud - in size about a breakfast plate. Twelve rush candles which have been previously prepared, peeled, dried, in chimney and soaked in suet fat, and got ready. They are cut in sizes about ten inches long and the twelve strongest are
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Keegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraun, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Curraun, Co. Leitrim