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Currach, a marsh.

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Baile/pronounced bally, a town or townland such has Ballykelly or Ballybunion.

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Ard/ high, a height (Ard Ri) High King

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Oct 28- Nov 23- Time of the REED MOON.  To the Celts, this month was the end of the year and Samhain (Halloween) was celebrated.  It was a time to connect with the ancestors.  Reed was used to thatch roofs and as coverings for floors.  It was also used to make whistles, flutes and recorders.  It […]

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According to USA Today, Derry is the number 1 place to celebrate Halloween.  For 30 years, the people of Derry have had this celebration for 3 days, with floats, parades, singing, dancing, concerts, and of course, fireworks over the River Foyle.

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The Irish have captured the world’s imagination, and the game of interpreting them has to have been going on for centuries, often with doubtful results.

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Ronan Keating has boasted that many couples have gotten engaged and babies conceived while listening to his song “When you say nothing at all.”

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Citog is an old Irish term given to a left handed person and was often used in a derogatory manner for those considered “a bit strange. “

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Mayo wedding proposal: “How would you like to be buried with my people?” If the bride’s mother-in-law breaks a piece of cake on the bride’s head, they will be friends for life.

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Whipped egg whites mixed with sugar will cure an upset stomach.

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