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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 16_013

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    It is right to leave every dowar opened on Christmas night and if the dowar is opened the holy gosht will stay a copla minnits in every house.
    It is right to let the youngest child in the house light the candles. Because that child is like the Infant jesus comming with the light of the true faith.
    They used to have breacle cakes on Christmas night because they usened to have anny other cakes at that time.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Corrigan
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