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School: Bouleenshere (B.), Baile Thaidhg, Tráighlí (roll number 12864)

Location:
Booleenshare, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Jeremiah M. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417, Page 310

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  1. Festival Customs - Christmas Day

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    Christmas Day falls on the twenty fifth of December. The people of Ireland always keep Christmas as a holiday. Long before Christmas night all the women buy decoration papers, drink, sweet cakes, and a turkey. They also get holly and ivy.
    On the day before Christmas the people are awful busy nailing up decoration papers, and getting everything in order putting holly and ivy over the pictures. That night they have great fun.
    On Christmas morning all the people go to Mass. The crib is in the church that morning and all the people take a bit of holy straw and carry it home. When they come home from Mass they have ham for their breakfeasts.
    After Mass all the boys gather in one place
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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
    Jack Lawlor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyheige, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jack Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyheige, Co. Kerry