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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

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Thomastown Demesne, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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    There is always great joy at Christmas. Every woman is busy. My mother is very busy at Christmas always, cleaning and dusting. She has to white-wash and then everything is tossed about, dressers tables and pictures. Then all these things have to be washed and painted. I go for the holly red berry is the nicest. Strings are made out of it and they are put hanging out of the ceiling.
    The Christmas dinner consists of roast goose and potatoes. The stuffing is always grand. Potatoes onions spices salt pepper. The tea on Christmas day. Tea sweet-cake and plum pudding. The plum
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nagle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinaclogh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Nagle
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinaclogh, Co. Tipperary