School: Kilcurry, Dundalk (roll number 7177)

Location:
Kilcurry, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Conaill
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ceilie Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sportsman's Hall, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Mullen
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sportsman's Hall, Co. Louth
  2. She said that when she was young her grandmother used to come to her house on the twelfth night after Christmas, with a bundle of rushes. She would dip them in oil and light them, and give one to every child in the house. Then when they had their prayers said, she would gather them in
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