School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)
- Location:
- Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dáithí Mag Réill
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- (continued from previous page)If you light a candle on Christmas night it is right to bless yourself when you light it.
If you do anny thing on new years night if it is good or bad you will do that during the new year. They used to have a can on there backs and used to strick each other on the can.Corrections.
It is right to leave every doar open on Christmas night and if the doar is open the Holy Gosht will stay a copal of minnits in every house.
It is right to let the youngest child in the house to light the candles because that child is like the Infant Jesus coming with the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Corrigan
- Gender
- Male
