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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 08_026

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    They say it is wright to leave the door opened on Christmas night until the people are going to bed.
    It was a old costom long ago to leave the fire without raking on Christmas night.
    Long ago at christmas it was otmael cakes they used to have and slitters for christmas night.
    The way they used to bake them was to get three sods of turf and put them on the harth and leave the thoungs on them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Browne
    Gender
    Female