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School: Stonehall, Cora Caitlín

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Stonehall, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Páidraig Mac Cormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 416

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  1. Special Days

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    It is unlucky to begin anything on Monday. It is lucky to begin a thing on Friday. Friday is the lucky day.
    No one does anything on the Cross-day of the year. It falls on the fourth day after Christmas Day.
    It is unlucky to meet a red-haired person on Christmas morning. A foal or calf born on May day is unlucky.
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      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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  2. Travelling Men

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    Travelling Men.
    Two famous "travelling men"of the long ago were Tom Clampar and Seán Rábach.
    Clampar was a fiddler and a Smuggler.The coaches passed by Bunratty Castle at that time;and boats came up to the castle.Clampar travelled on the coaches and carried out his trade. He was drowned in Bunratty and his body floated across the Shannon to Ringmoylan Quay where he was found claspimg his fiddle .His body never sunk.
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