School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)
- Location:
- Barnaran, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0778, Page 187
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(11) If you see smoke blowing downward it is a sign of rain.
(12) If you see a rainbow in the sky wet weather will follow.
- There was an old school where Allenwood chapel is now. It was there in the year 1896, and there were one hundred and sixty children going to it, and the teacher's name was Mr Blake. The subjects taught were, Geography, Grammer, English, Writing and Arithemetic. The teacher was paid by the Government.
- (1) Long ago when there used to be a marriage in a house strawboys would come. They would take out the bride on the floor and dance with her, and then they would be sure of a good drink and a piece of the wedding cake. If the man did not give them something they would do some harm on him. They sometimes(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peadar Mac Giolla Phádruig
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Lullymore East, Co. Kildare
