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School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)

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Margaret A. Malone

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Christmas-Tide Customs

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 283

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Christmas-Tide Customs

At Christmas the people practise various customs which their fathers and mothers before them practised.

Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve the youngest in the house lights a big candle and this candle is placed in the window. This is supposed to be an invitation to the Blessed Virgin Mary to visit the home. If anybody passing along is looking for lodging the light shows them where to get it. They put down a big fire on Christmas Eve. They burn a special big log and the fire is not raked that night.
Christmas Day
Long ago the people used to have tea as a luxury for their Christmas Dinner on

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Collector
Kitty Bray
Gender
female
Address
Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
Collector
Mary O' Brien
Gender
female
Address
Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
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Mrs Michael Bray
Gender
female
Address
Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
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Mrs Michael O' Brien
Gender
female
Address
Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
Language
English