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A museum at the Mountmellick Development Association in Mountmellick has been opened to permanently display articles of Mountmellick embroidery for all to see. The National Museum of Ireland ( Dublin ) also has some beautiful examples of the work, as does the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum outside Belfast and the An Grianan Adult Education ...
A postcard, from about 1905, which carries and illustrates the first two verses. [1]"In the Workhouse: Christmas Day", better known as "Christmas Day in the Workhouse", is a dramatic monologue written as a ballad by campaigning journalist George Robert Sims and first published in The Referee for the Christmas of 1877. [2]
The Poor Law Union built a workhouse in Mountmellick in 1839. The workhouse was situated on the site where St. Vincent's Hospital now stands. It was built to feed and accommodate 800 paupers, but at the height of famine in 1847 (known as "Black '47") there were 1,500 people there. To deter people, the workhouses were designed to be as ...
Read these Christmas facts to learn about the origins of the holiday, Santa Claus, and more. There's a lot you may not know about December 25! Read these Christmas facts to learn about the origins ...
There are so many enduring symbols of Christmas: the trimmed tree, stockings hung by the chimney with care, and of course, jolly Ol' Saint Nick.But for Ree Drummond, there's one Christmas ...
In 2020, Daisy finally released an official replica of the "Christmas Story" rifle, aptly titled the Christmas Dream. Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of the Old Man, aka Ralphie's dad ...
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There are lots of different ways people celebrate Christmas around the world. In Japan, a bucket of KFC fried chicken has become a holiday staple. Christmas Eve in Finland can involve going to the ...