School: Cnapach
- Location:
- Knappagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 119
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- (continued from previous page)cart himself. He can also lift a hand barrow in one hand. He can mow an acre in a day.He turns a stool upside down, and puts his feet on two legs and his hands on the other two. Then he puts his feet where his hands were, and his hands where his feet were. In this way he walks round the stool.Another local hero is John O'Brien. He can tell stories to perfection, he tells about ghosts.
- Here are some local weather signs. If the cat sits on the heartstone it is a sign of rain. If we see a dog eating grass or his guts rumbling it is a sign of rain.If there are blue blazes in the fire it is a sign of rain. If the soot or smoke comes down the chimney it denotes rain."Candlemas day fair and clear brings(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martha Mc Cann
- Gender
- Female
