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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 115

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    Day. All our friends and relations visit us the week before Christmas and brings the children toys as everyone stays in his home on Christmas Day. Some people stay up all night and go to Midnight Mass. Every child is let stay up a little later than usual on Christmas Eve. When making the pudding everyone in the family should stir it and wish.
    It is a custom to leave the door open on Christmas Eve Night as our Blessed Lady and the Infant Jesus are supposed to come in but they do not leave the door open in Wexford, as some people go in and rob each other. On New years the boys go around with chinese lanterns and singing and playing mouth organs. Scooped out turnips with candles lighting in them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madge Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maudlintown, Co. Wexford