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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

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Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 200

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  3. XML “Coolehune Rath”
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  1. Coolehune Rath (continued)

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    called it came in, in the window and turned the bowl of holy water up-side-down. That night the man died as he was about to breathe his last his mother saw the good people dance in the rath field.
    People who had a headache used to come to her to be cured.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Marriages most frequently occur in our locality at Shrove time. No one know why it is a this time of the year people get married. The month of May is thought to be an unlucky month in which to get married. An old rhyme says
    "Marry in May,
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny