School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- A St. Anthony's badge is hung up over the door of the kitchen on the inside. Sometimes the badge is put up over each door.
The small eggs that fowl lay are stuck into the thatch of the roof over the kitchen door to bring luck.
Holly and always some dry are put up behind the pictures as decoration for Christmas.
Holly is always placed at the bottom of the Christmas candle.
Straws of barley about 6 straws with the ears on and also straws of oats are put up on the loft over the kitched.
The holly is burned(continues on next page)
