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School: An Ghráinseach

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Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Nic Uaid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 056

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 056

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  1. Stories of the Holy Family (continued)

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    His head and that is how it got the red breast. The wren flew away from our Lord and would not-look near Him. This is the reason that the people hunt the wren on St. Stephen's Day. The reason that the ass has a cross on its back is that it carried Mary and Joseph away to Egypt when in danger of Herod killing Jesus.
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  2. Fairs

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    A fair is held in every town and in some of the villages in Ireland, once a month, and in some places once a year. In tullyvin in Co. Cavan there is only a fair on the 28th May every year. Some fairs fall on certain days and some on certain dates of the month.
    Roslea fair is on every 8th of the month; Scotstown on the 17th; Clones on the last Thursday and Monaghan on the first Monday. About fifty years ago a fair was held in Tydavnet but is not now.
    The dealers and farmers rise
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Meehan
    Address
    Inishammon, Co. Monaghan