School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)
- Location:
- Barnaran, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0778, Page 194
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- (continued from previous page)8) What isitthat has as many windows on it as the kings house?
Ans. A thimble9) When was beef the highest?
Ans. When the cow jumped over the moon.10) Says the son to the father "How does it come that your my father and Im not your son?
Ans. It was a daughter
- 1. When you see a cat siting with its back to the fire it is the sign of a wet day.2. When you see black clouds running along the sky it is the sign of a wet day.3. When you see a swallow flying low it is the sign of wet weather.4. When smoke blows downward it is a sign of a wet day.5. When you see cattle looking for shelter it is a sign of a wet day.
- Collector
- Caitlín Breathnach
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cappanargid, Co. Kildare
- There was a big wind on the 4th of February 1899. The sky got real bright after dinner and the wind began. There were trees blown down, reeks of hay and straw were blown down. The thatch of peoples houses were(continues on next page)
