School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 242
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- (continued from previous page)crane or at the foot of their bed so that Santa Claus would put presents in them.
Even the poorest in the land try to have some nice thing for the Christmas dinner. Some people have a roast goose or turkey or if not they have fowl of some kind namely a chicken or hen. The Christmas dinner is a late dinner and after it we have a rice pudding and tea.
- The old people say that every animal goes down on its knees and bows its head at 12 o'clock in honour of the birth of Christ.
- Collector
- Pat Rushe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
