Ebenezer Scrooge himself would struggle not to be moved by some of these.
Three families in Ireland are currently battling it out for the coveted title of the most Christmassy home in Ireland, with only two days left for the public to cast their votes.
A national competition to find the most festive abodes throughout the country was launched by Energia on 1 December, with entries flooding in from all over the land.
Householders had until midnight on 10 December to send in a photo of their home in all its festive glory and from all the entries, Energia has chosen the Top 20 based on decoration design, use of space, festive spirit and wow factor.
As a result, the Giblin family home in Drogheda, the Noonan home in Templeglantine in Limerick and the Fitzpatricks in Drinagh in Wexford are leading the way on a list of 20, on which 12 counties are represented.
The pictures below will give you a flavour of what it took to make the list; you can see the top 20 in full at the bottom of the page.
As well as the honour of being named as Ireland’s most Christmassy homes, the top three houses will be given €3,000, €2,000 and €1,000 respectively to donate to the charity of their choice.
Members of the public have until 10am on Friday, 15 December to cast their vote on Energia’s Facebook page and more details on the competition are available here.
Ireland’s Top 20 Christmassy homes
- Ger Doyle, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
- Shane Byrne, Lucan, Co Dublin
- Paddy Toner, Lucan, Co Dublin
- Sean White, Palmerstown, Dublin 20
- May Gibsey, Tuam, Galway
- Pat Farrell, Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny
- Ned O’Toole, Kilkenny
- Kevin, Lorraine & Caoimhe Lynch, Ballyagran, Co Limerick
- Tony Noonan, Templeglantine, Co Limerick
- Bernie Carroll, Bruree, Co Limerick
- Michael Giblin, Drogheda, Co Louth
- Lisa Malone, Kilmaine, Co Mayo
- Madeline Cummins, Killala, Co Mayo
- Amanda Mulvaney, Ratoath, Co Meath
- Ivan Tolan, Bettystown, Co Meath
- Mikey Butler, Emly, Co Tipperary
- Alyson Power, Cloneen, Co Tipperary
- Poppy Farrell, Bonna Valley, Co Westmeath
- Tony Fitzpatrick, Drinagh, Co Wexford
- Anthony Doyle, Arklow, Co Wicklow
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