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School: Ráth Morgáin (roll number 15966)

Location:
Ráth Muireagáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cholmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0130, Page 401

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  1. Sayings about the Time and about the Weather

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    Long ago the people had no clocks but they had a way of their own for knowing the time. They used to make a ring on the pillar at the fireplace and they used make some kind of marks on the ring and when the sun used to be shining on the ring they could tell you the time from the marks. They used to have a stick outside the house and they used to know the time when they used to look at the shadow of the stick. When the shadow was very short they used to say that was the middle of the day. The old people say that there will be frost when the stars are shivering. When fog come
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Mac Aindriú
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Gort Mór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Seán Mac Aindriú
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    An Gort Mór, Co. Mhaigh Eo