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School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)

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Ballymartle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Patrick Kelleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 083

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    The old custom of Christmas in this district was, the old people used always have two suppers every Christmas night, they used to have potatoes and fish for the first supper, and they used to have tea after, and Christmas cake, after they had the tea drunk they would sit around the fire then, and have wine and biscuits, and they used to be singing songs also, they would have their homes decorated with holly and ivy, and they used to have tinsil (sic) up on the holly and ivy. They used light the Christmas candle and put it in front of the window, and have it lighting all night. Santa Clause used come Christmas night, and the children used to tie their stockings on to the bed, and there used be toys and sweets in the stockings in the morning. They used
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstick, Co. Cork
    Informant
    James Walsh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Riverstick, Co. Cork