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School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 079

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    “The tailors long ago worked in their own houses...”

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    houses so that no accident would happen to the animals.
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    “When Jim Carew was going up to be elected M.P....”

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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. accessories (~307)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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    “The tailors long ago did not sell cloth...”

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    The tailors long ago did not sell cloth but if anyone wanted cloth he could order it through the tailor
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    “Crosses used to be made from straw called St Brigid's Crosses.”

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    Crosses used to be made from straw called St Brigid's Crosses. These were stuck up in the thatch on St Brigid's Eve. In Herbert's in Lowtown there are lot of those crosses stuck in the thatch
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