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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 167

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    “Many of the old people and some people still keep St Stephens day as a day of abstinence.”

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. Duignan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford

  2. Geancánach

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    Little clay pipes found in the fields were supposed to belong to the fairies and were called by the old people Geanncanaghs' Pipes. The fairies or good people are seldom called that name now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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