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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 347

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    St. Stephen's day:
    On St. Stephen's day if you abstain from meat it will keep away fever from the house. On this day also men and boys go around gathering money from house to house. They divide this money equally between them. Sometimes they hire a car and go to some seaside resort for the day. Very often too they get up a dance in the neighbourhood which is called "the wren dance".
    St. Patricks day:
    On this day shamrock is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary D' Arcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Miss M. Ellis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary