School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)
- Location:
- Derrylehan, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 408
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- (continued from previous page)corn and the next day it was ripe. Herod's soldiers came along and asked the reapers did they see a man and woman passing the day before. They said they had seen them when they were sowing corn.
The soldiers were about to give up hope when a wren called out "Indé,indé".
Ever since, the wren has been hunted but everyone would be glad this custom to be put aside.
On the last night of Christmas, twelve candles are lighted. A person's name is given to each. Whatever candle goes out first it is thought that the person having his name on it will die first.
It is customary for people to buy a good store of food for the Christmas - a bag of flour, a piece of bacon, some currants and raisins and plenty of tea and sugar.
Long ago it was thought a great thing to get a stone of white flour for Christmas.
Some time ago too, a Christmas Box - a bottle of whiskey and some tea and sugar was given by shopkeepers. Now that is all done away with.
- Collector
- Brighid Nic Fhearadhaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathfrask, Co. Sligo
