School: Magheross (roll number 10695)
- Location:
- Magheross, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Aoife Ní Shíomons
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- (continued from previous page)the cooking. Daddy sits in the corner smoking and tells us what to do.
The little ones never stop talking about Santa Claus and oftened the house is annoyed with them.
On Christmas day we all go to Church, then we get the work done as soon as we can. Maggie puts on a big fire in the parlour and lays the table. I love the smell of the goose and the plum pudding as they come from the kitchen.
After dinner we clean away and sit around the fire playing games and telling stories. We all like to be together on that night and I think everybody(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Hill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunoge, Co. Monaghan
