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School: Abbeylara

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Abbeylara, Co. Longford
Teacher:
John O' Meara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0668

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    yarrow under their pillow when they are going to bed. It is said that if they do this they will see the person they will be married to in their dreams.
    On Christmas Eve the people put lighted candles in their window in memory of the night when the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph could not get lodgings in the houses in Bethlehem. The candles are to guide any person who is wandering about with no home to go to.
    Mary A. O'Meara,
    Abbeylara,
    Streete,
    Co. Westmeath
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbeylara, Co. Longford