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School: Banagher (B.)

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Banagher, Co. Offaly
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Séamus Ó Maoilchéire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 377

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    to him and told him to go back. He went on and that evening he died. At Christmas it is an old custom to decorate the house with holly and on Christmas night there is a big candle in every window. Then on Christmas day the people have a goose or a turkey for the dinner.
    As seen by myself in locality and heard from my father who has always lived in it.
    Jas. J. Mulhare
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James J. Mulhare
    Gender
    Male