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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
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G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 068

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  1. Twelfth Night

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    On the night before the Twelfth Night there is a cake made of cow-dung and ashes. Then twelve rushes are got and the green skin is peeled off them. The part that is left is dipped in hot lard and left to dry and after a while get hard and like a candle. Then on the Twelfth the cake is got and the twelve ruskes is stuck in it in the shape of a cross and lighted. The rosary is then said. When the candle die down the ashes are gathered and put in the chimney along with the cake in the chimney. It is said that will preserve the house from all dangers during the year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Epiphany (~58)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Geraghty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Owen Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly