School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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- On Christmas Eve we light six candles in the house. We put one on each window. There is a crib on the window. The candles are lighted at seven o'clock on Christmas Eve. It is my father that lights the candles and they are left lighting all the night. The candles are lighted on Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, and Little Christmas Eve. The crib is put on the kitchen window and small coloured candles are lighted outside the crib. On St. Stephan's Day the wren boys carry a wren on a branch of holly.
- Collector
- Conchubhair Mac Giolla Bhuidhe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Evoy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Finuge, Co. Kerry