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School: Tullach (Tullig) (roll number 4451)

Location:
Tullig More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0344, Page 145

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    Supposing the day is calm the cormorant is quiet. Cormorant turns to the North if the weather changes. He leaves the sea in frosty weather and goes to the lakes and seas looking for trout.
    Crows are supposed to caw when a storm approaches.
    Soot falls down in an open fire place.
    Local Heroes.
    A man by the name of Keane lifted a "butt" of sand and consequently helped the horse which was attached to the "butt" to pull same out of a deep rut. Weight of the load would be about fifteen cwt.
    This incident was related to me
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis O' Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coachford, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Thomas R. Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coachford, Co. Cork