School: Ballycumber (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Fenelon
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- Collector
- Lizzie Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Twelfth Night:It was the custom in Ireland long ago on Twelfth night for people to gather into a neighbouring house. They made rush candles and stuck them in the eath then they said the rosary. The owner of the candle that burnt out first was supposed to die first.