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School: Kingscourt (B.)

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Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ml. Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1008, Page 024

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    The burning of the yule log. Some people put a big log on the fire at Christmas and take it out after Christmas.
    In Milltown district in County Meath they knock the bottom out of a bottle and make a horn out of it, and blow it before Christmas.
    You should not throw out water on Christmas day.
    A green Christmas is a fat church yard.
    If a black cat comes into the house on Christmas day you should keep her as it is a sign of good luck.
    You should not go visiting on Christmas eve.
    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. Christmas (~455)
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    English