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School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
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Na Siúracha
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  2. Festival Customs - Christmas

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Baker
    Gender
    Female

  3. Festival Customs - Christmas

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    In Glady's Conaway's house and in several other houses round . a hole is scooped out of a turnip and the Christmas candle decorated with Ivy is placed there. - This is a sign of good luck.
    Glady's Conaway
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    When the whole family assembled on Christmas eve, the candles are lighted, by the youngest son in the house. All must make the sign of the cross before lighting the candle. The doors and window's used be left open for a while at twelve o'clock.
    Betty Byrne
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    Plum pudding is a speciality at the Christmas dinner. In the making of it. whoever gets the first three stirrings gets three wishes. Like churning whoever passes by gives it a stir.
    Madge Quinn
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