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clochan houses in County Kerry
A type of primitive building peculiar to Ireland, usually having a beehive form, constructed of the masonry usually neither dressed nor cemented; a single stone covers the apex.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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He added: "Our stops were Rothienorman, Aberchirder and Clochan. The second day there were stops at Edinvillie near Aberlour, Rhynie and Craigievar.
'Magnificent hospitality' and sunshine give added appeal to Ride the North; CYCLING
Lhanbryde farmer Margaret Anderson blasted the state of a memorial to the Land Girls at Clochan, near Buckie.
Anger at state of memorial
Durno, of Cuttlebrae Farm in Buckie's Clochan area, admitted dangerous driving, taking the JCB without consent, possessing a shotgun without a valid licence and failing to care for two Jack Russell terriers.
Trail of rubble leads cops to PS120k joyriding farmhand; 18-month ban after jcb hits building
The Glencolmcille area in Donegal, where the pod is based, is one of the richest in all of Ireland for archaeological remains - fantastic early Christian crosses down in the village (walk the Colm Cille Turas - so rewarding), as well as the underground court tombs at nearby Clochan Mor and Farranmacbride, and amazing dolmens like at Kilclooney.
RARE BUILDS
First-time exhibitors Hugh and LornaThomson of Clochan, near Buckie, made the reserve overall champion with their bullTynet Pegasus.
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The tribute at Clochan, near Fochabers, will be unveiled by Charles on Tuesday.
Charles to unveil Land Girls memorial
The Irish name for the Giant's Causeway, Clochan na bhFomharach, means 'stones of the Fomorians'--a reference to the semi-divine giants of Irish mythology.
Causeway coast: the jewel in the crown of this impressive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the rugged Antrim coast is the internationally renowned Giant's Causeway. But as Christian Amodeo discovers, the road to the provision of adequate protection for the region has been as rocky as the causeway itself
You mean y'haven't heerd anything of the An Clochan Liath community of Irish Jamaican Rastas, lassie?" he teases a pharmacy clerk one evening), or a Ghanain one ("In my village," he gravely tells an openmouthed taxi driver one evening, attempting to present what he imagines as "African dignity" while sharing a proverb once recounted to him by a Ghanaian professor, "we always say that when the elders are sitting on the ground, you don't come as a visitor and ask for a chair").
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Junior Minister Joe McHugh said: "This decision shows the Government's commitment to consolidating employment in areas such as An Clochan Liath in order to sustain viable, rural communities and, in particular, to support the Irish language as the community language in a strong Gaeltacht area."
Medical firm gets [euro]5m to fund 300 jobs
William, of Clochan, Moray, said: "It's absolutely overwhelming.
REUNITED.. 70 YEARS ON; Grandad William finds brother and sister after a lifetime apart
In the horse lines, the supreme Clydesdale champion was the twoyear-old filly Arradoul Olivia May from Ian Young, Wellheads, Clochan, Buckie.
The sun shines on Turriff and Surriff Sterling winner; ? Two-year-old Simmental heifer goes one better than Royal Highland Show pw placing to become champion of champions
William Rae, 72, of Clochan, Moray, grew up with a foster family and spent decades trying to trace his roots without success.
Finding sister and brother is better than lottery win; William, 72, traces family he never knew he had
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