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Day 1 - Lighting Up Christmas

In Youghal, Co Cork, Pat Carey is putting up an amazing Christmas light decoration on his house and garden, in aid of The Mercy Hospital Cancer Appeal. Pat always used to decorate his house for Christmas, but six years ago he was diagnosed with cancer, and that made him put the lights up for a different reason. Now thousands of people come from all across the country to see Pat’s amazing Christmas lights, and over the last four years he’s raised more than €14, 000 for the cancer charity that means so much to him.

Want to see your house in lights?
If you also love Christmas and go all out to decorate your home, we'd love to hear from you. We're making a gallery of images of some of the best decorated houses in Ireland and we'll share them here on rte.ie Plus to reward your efforts, we have a pretty swish prize for one lucky winner - a 7-night stay for up to 6 people.

Check out our full Advent Calendar