School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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- Christmas
It is the custom at Christmas to decorate with holly and ivy, and a branch of mistle - toe is hung over the door.
Noreen Byrne
- A Christmas candle is put lighting in the window. supposed to give light to any weary travellers, who like our lady + St. Joseph wandered homeless on the first Christmas night.
Nancy Baker - 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 - 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 - Collector
- Betty Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- 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
