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School: Springtown, Granard (roll number 8470)

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Springtown, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Dhála
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0585

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0585

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    year. On that night all the children put up their stockings, for Santa Claus to put toys in them. Santa Claus brings toys to good children every year. When the children go to bed he comes down the chimney, and he puts toys in their stockings.
    There is Midnight Mass in every Church at Christmas Eve. It is a twelve o'clock. At that time of the year there is frost and snow on the ground. It is always very cold weather at that time of the year. All the roads are very slippy with the frost at Christmas.
    On Christmas morning there are three Masses in every Church. Every house is beautifully decorated for the coming of Christmas. It is decorated with holly and ivy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Murtagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford