School: Glenahilty (roll number 10656)
- Location:
- Glenahilty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: M. Ó hEoghanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0536, Page 002
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“If the smoke will not go up the chimney it is a sign of bad weather.”
If the smoke will not go up the chimney it is a sign of bad weather.
If there is a mist over Keeper Hill there will be rain.
If curlews are heard whistling there will be rain. Dampwalls and floors are the signs of bad weather.
Two men whose names were Michael Hayden and Joseph Delaney, were both going to work in Nenagh early one morning. Neither of them had any money. When they were walking down Castle Street a two shilling piece dropped to the ground between the two of them. So they looked everywhere and cold see no one. They then picked it up and went into a Public house. They stayed there until they were late for work. Then they said they would wait until twelve o'clock to go. When(continues on next page)
