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School: Castlemacadam

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Castlemacadam, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Wm. Ffell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 116

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 116

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  1. Unofficial Place Names

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    Piper's Corner. Over half a century ago there was an old house here in which lived an old man called Peter the Piper. Miss Page.
    The Red Road. A road leading from the Main Avoca - Rathdrum road up to behind the Bell Rock. 2.13. Called this because of its colour from ochre in earth.
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  2. Ash Wednesday

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    Colcannon is used for dinner on Ash Wednesday amongst some of the famlies but is not as frequently used as formerly
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  3. Animal-Lore - Piners Cattle

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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parknashaw, Co. Wicklow

  4. White Calves

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    White calves and cattle do not fetch as high a price as those of any other colour - one reason given being that they look dirty or show up dirty too clearly.
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