Celebrations and events have been taking place across the country this Saturday to mark Nollaig na mBan.
Traditionally, the twelfth and final day of Christmas, January 6, has been known in Ireland as Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas.
According to RTÉ's brainstorm, as a reward for their hard work over the Christmas season, it was a day off from all house work for women and traditional roles were supposed to be reversed in the home: men did the women’s work in the house while women rested and gathered together informally.
The custom was that women made social calls to the homes of their friends and neighbours and enjoyed tea and the last of the Christmas cake.
Our picture gallery features some of those who attended a special Nollaig na mBan celebration lunch at the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, County Limerick.
The event was organised by Limerick IFA’s farm family committee.
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