School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)
- Location:
- Castlejordan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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- Long ago twelfth night was called Little Christmas. All the things that were left after big Christmas was kept for this feast.
On Christmas night long ago each person in the house had his own print of butter and six or seven big sixpenny loaves were bought. The loaves were four times the size they are now. They were so big that sometimes the children used to put a board across them and make a stool of them.
There were also twopenny loaves that time. The people always kept some of the plumpudding for Little Christmas and they finished it on that night. The holly and ivy are taken down the next day after Little Christmas and burned.
Eat when you're hungry
Drink when you're dry
Go to bed when you're sleepy
And go to heaven when you die
You are to eat what is put before(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lizzie Coyne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildangan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mary Coyne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildangan, Co. Meath