aonach
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aonach, aonaighe, áenach [ModIr., fair, assembly, meeting]. Category of celebration or fair such as those held on the first days of March, July, September, and December, at Millstreet, Co. Cork, about 20 miles W of Mallow Junction, in the early 20th century. The Old Irish equivalent, óenach, denotes medieval assemblies held periodically at
Tara,
Tailtiu,
Tlachtga, and
Uisnech, which included games and competitions rather than commerce. Distinguish from
festival,
féile,
feis.
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Blind leading the blind on the Scilly Billy islands.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/11/2008; 448 words
; ...metropolitanauthorities. But now the Scilly Islands has gone one better...just feel that again. The Scilly Islands council argues that it...ethnicminorities does this remote island council employ? None...said: 'What a lot of Scilly Billies.'
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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travel: Scilly season; SARAH BATLEY ISLAND HOPPING IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...Mary's to Tresco in the Scilly Isles doubled up as the Friday...archipelago of white-granite islands, sprinkled 60 miles off the...at a cost. However, the Scilly Isles' separation from the...Gardens. The second largest island in the Scillies, it offers...the New Inn pub and the Island Hotel ...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Pottering around islands of Scilly walks; Simon Heptinstall finds he is always ready to ramble on 'this amazing little scattering of rocks'.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 1/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...having me on. On the Isles of Scilly there is no rush hour. There...locals. I was being a right Scilly Billy. We turned into the main street of the islands' capital, Hugh Town. There...car in sight. All across the island of St Mary's the only other...little wonder that the Isles of Scilly ...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Visitors keen to return to Isles of Scilly ; Visitors to an idyllic cluster of islands are planning to return the moment their holiday has ended and they wave goodbye to its picturesque shores, a new survey has revealed.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 4/5/2008; ; 587 words
; ...an idyllic cluster of islands are planning to return...revealed. The Isles of Scilly has in the last year...Marston, chairman of Island Marketing, said he...international spotlight on the islands when they turned up...praised the beauty of Scilly and said he would like...The gentle pace of ...
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Adjudicator publishes decision on objections to the admission arrangements of the Five Islands School, Isles of Scilly.
M2 Presswire; 10/2/2008; 678 words
; ...objections to the admission arrangements of the Five Islands School, Isles of Scilly(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...determined by Cambridge Education at The Isles of Scilly for The Five Islands School. The parents objected to the provision...
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Lovely and lonely ; ROBIN BROOKS does his best Robinson Crusoe impression on the uninhabited island of Samson, Isles of Scilly
Newspaper article from: Gloucestershire Echo, The; 9/17/2009; ; 675 words
; ...the largest of the uninhabited Scilly islands, in half an hour. Not that there...the tourist office on the main island of St Mary's and Katherine was...Webbers. The Lord Proprietor of the Scilly Islands, Augustus Smith, who lived on...
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Lovely and lonely Pictures: submitted, not for resale ; ROBIN BROOKS does his best Robinson Crusoe impression on the uninhabited island of Samson, Isles of Scilly
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The; 9/17/2009; ; 682 words
; ...the largest of the uninhabited Scilly islands, in half an hour. Not that there...the tourist office on the main island of St Mary's and Katherine was...Webbers. The Lord Proprietor of the Scilly Islands, Augustus Smith, who lived on...
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Scilly rules but nice people make islands endearing
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The; 2/14/2008; 580 words
; ...St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, the woman on the check-out...which is two-thirds of the island's population. Their number...mile long by 1.75 mile wide island is almost certain to work its...a brisk walk right round the island leaving after breakfast and...
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The Other British Isles: A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight, and the Channel Islands.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2006; 500 words
; ...Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight, and the Channel Islands. Moore, David W. McFarland...Hardcover DA668 More than 6000 islands form the archipelago known...identities, the stories of these islands are a fascinating but overlooked...chapter is devoted to each island or ...
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holidays: SCILLY season; THERE'S A WARM WELCOME ON THE ISLANDS 60 MILES OFF THE CORNISH COAST.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 4/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...Mary's to Tresco in the Scilly Isles doubled up as the Friday...archipelago of white-granite islands, sprinkled 60 miles off the...at a cost. However, the Scilly Isles' separation from the...Gardens. The second largest island in the Scillies, it offers...the New Inn pub and the Island ...
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Scilly Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Scilly Islands , officially Isles of Scilly, archipelago of more than 150 isles and rocky islets, off...century abbey, and the residence of the lord proprietor of the islands. The isle of Samson has ancient stone monuments.
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Scilly Isles
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Scilly Isles A group of 50 granite islands, five of them inhabited, lying 30 miles off Land's End in Cornwall. The largest islands are St Mary's and Tresco. Piracy, wrecking, and smuggling were not unknown before market gardening and tourism took over.
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Scilly, Isles of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Scilly, Isles of Archipelago of more than 140 isles and islets in the Atlantic...vegetables. Tourism is an increasingly important industry. Only five of the islands are inhabited: St Mary's (the largest), Tresco, St Martin's, St...
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United Kingdom
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
...consists of a collection of islands which are located off the...452 square miles) on the island of Ireland. England, Wales...also includes numerous small islands. These include the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, the...Isle of Man, the Isles of Scilly, and the Channel ...
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Fowles, John (Robert)
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...London, Pan, 1968; Little Brown, 1970. Shipwreck, photographs by the Gibsons of Scilly. London, Cape, 1974; Boston, Little Brown, 1975. Islands, photographs by Fay Godwin. London, Cape, 1978; Boston, Little Brown, 1979. The...
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