Mary unveils mountain of Christmas decorations Irish Examiner

03.12.09

Mary Connolly’s postulated away furniture to make more room for her collection and has even joked about turfing her husband out to squeeze in a few superfluous pieces.

"I just love Christmas," Mary said last night while standing among her vast collecting of some 5,000 pieces.

"It’s my mission in life to find these decorations. No matter where I go in the world, I’m always thinking of Christmas."

Mary lives with her mate, Denis, and their dog, Jazz, and cat, Elvis, in a normal three-bedroom terraced house just outside Bantry in Co Cork.

Well, it’s conformist from January to October at least. But once the Halloween decorations come down on November 2, Mary begins its transformation for Christmas.

As well as the traditional outdoor lights and several giant inflatable reindeer, penguins, and Santa figures in the garden, they must find range inside for some 5,000 decorations.

Mary and Denis opened up their home for charity for the first time last year,

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