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School: Kilbeggan (B.)

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Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
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P. Mac Siúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 477

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    On Christmas eve the house is decorated with holly ivy and sometimes a spray of mistletoe is added. Xmas Candles are left lighted in all the windows to welcome the Mother and Babe. Beasts of burden cats are supposed to get the gift of human speech that night.
    When the Xmas pudding was the making all the family helped in the mixing to bring luck. Turkey and goose comprise the principal meat used on Xmas day. Christmas boxes are given, Cards exchanged with yuletide greetings. To be kissed under a mistletoe bough is lucky, "A happy Xmas" is the usual greeting between friends to which the (answer) is "The same to you and a great many of them." A green Xmas makes a fat churchyard and a white Xmas makes a lean Churchyard is an old saying.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Dunican
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Caffrey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40