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Blarney
Village (pop., 1995 est.: 3,000), county Cork, Ireland. Situated northwest of Cork, it is famous as the site of Blarney Castle (c.1446). Below the battlements on the S castle wall is the Blarney Stone, which is said to make anyone who kisses it proficient in blarney (smooth, flattering talk). This feat can be achieved only by hanging head downward.
Clare
County (pop., 1996: 94,000), W Ireland. Bordered by the Shannon River and the Atlantic Ocean, it has an area of 1,231 sq mi (3,188 sq km); its county seat is Ennis. It has peat- and bog-covered hills, plateaus, lowlands, and limestone areas. Chief crops are oats and potatoes; livestock raising and fishing also are important. Evidence of prehistoric settlement includes many megaliths and some 2,000 fortified enclosures. There are numerous early Christian sites. The region remained under the lordship of the O'Briens until the 16th cent. despite Anglo-Norman colonization in the 12th cent. It was made a shire in the reign of Elizabeth I. In 1828 D. O'Connell won the election in Clare that led to the emancipation of Catholics in Ireland.
clay
Soil particles with diameters are less than 0.005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay mineral). In soils, clays provide the environment for almost all plant growth. The use of clay in pottery making predates recorded human history. As building materials, clay bricks (baked and as adobe) have been used in construction since the earliest times. Kaolin, or china clay, is required for the finer grades of ceramic materials; used for paper coating and filler, it gives the paper a gloss, permitting high-quality reproduction, and increases paper opacity. Clay materials have many uses in engineering; earth dams are made impermeable to water by a core of clay, and water loss in canals may be reduced by lining the bottom with clay (called puddling). The essential raw materials of portland cement include clays.
diary
Record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals; especially a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings. Written primarily for the writer's use alone, the diary usually offers a frankness not found in writing done for publication. The diary form, which began to flower in the late Renaissance, is important as a record of social and political history. The most famous diary in English is that of S. Pepys; other notable journals include those of J. Evelyn, J. Swift, F. Burney, J. Boswell, A. Gide, and V. Woolf.
fairy
In folklore, any of a race of supernatural beings who have magic powers and sometimes meddle in human affairs. Some have been described as of human size, while others are "little people" only a few inches high. The term was first used in medieval Europe. Fairy lore is especially common in Ireland, Cornwall, Wales, and Scotland. Though usually beneficent in modern ...
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