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School: Convent of Mercy, Rinn an Chabhlaigh, Cóbh

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Rinn an Chabhaltaigh, Co. Chorcaí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0386, Page 007

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  3. XML “Cloyne Round Tower”
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  1. Cloyne Round Tower (continued)

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    staring at it, she never said "God Bless the Work" and St. Colman was angry and he jumped from the Tower and the last stone was never put on it.
    Mary Hennessy
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  2. Superstitions

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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
    2. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    3. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hennessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Baile Nua, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Timothy Halloran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 74
    Address
    An Baile Nua, Co. Chorcaí

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    “Long ago people would not light their fires on a May morning unless their next-door neighbours was lighting first incase ill would follow...”

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    Long ago people would not light their fires on a May morning unless their next-door neighbours was lighting first in case ill would follow.
    If a person saw the glow-worm alight at night they believed it was "Jackie the Lantern" and who ever saw this would turn
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