School: Billis
- Location:
- Billis, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: R. Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 336
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- Hallow Eve:- Hallow Eve falls on the first of November. It is a custom to dress up and go about from house to house in bands. Children play many interesting games, such as, cards, draughts, snakes and ladders and many others. Apples are hung by a cord to the ceiling. Then the children try to bite the apples. Many kinds of nuts are eaten. Cakes are bought with rings in them. Children love to get the rings.
Christmas Day Christmas Day falls on the twenty fifth of December. Children get up very early to see what Sana Clause brought them. People go to church very early on Christmas morning. It is a custom to have a goose for dinner on Christmas Day.
St. Stephens Day On St Stephens Day is is a custom to dress up and go about from house to house collecting money St Stephens Day falls on the twenty-sixth of December.
St. Patricks Day St Patricks Day falls on the(continues on next page)
