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School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)

Location:
Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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    On Saint Stephen day the people stone the wren to death because Saint Stephen was stoned to death. People that would be in the bog and if they came into the house for a coal the people would not give it to them. If a person got sick in the Month of May they would say it was a fairy stroke they got.
    On Saint John's night people make a bon-fire. Long ago the people used dance around it, and they had "hubby horses". When the bon-fire would be over some
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Sheehy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvrin, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Sheehy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryvrin, Co. Kerry