School: Cluain Fraoich
- Location:
- Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 311
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- There is always a lot of fun at Christmas. There is generally a goose or a turkey, for the dinner. When the children are going to bed they hang their stockings on the end of the bed until Santa Claus comes. There is always a candle lit in each room on Christmas Night. Everyone is expecting presents from there friends at Christmas.
- Collector
- Nellie Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- St. Stephen's day is so called because on that day St. Stephen was stoned to death. There is an old custom of a group of four or five people in fancy costumes travelling from house to house and playing music, dancing, and singing and taking contributions.
- Collector
- Joseph Banahan
- Gender
- Male
