School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 049
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- (continued from previous page)previous was the finest day that came that Winter and the sun shone brightly all day.
Men working near the White Castle, Schull, noticed the unusually large numbers of birds taking shelter in the castle. One man remarked that probably there would be a great fall of snow. The birds were unable to leave the castle for some days.
At that time sheep were better cared and lambs were born earlier. The young lambs learned to eat oats and hay inside as no grass was available.
- Collector
- Alice Hayes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John Driscoll
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Letter, Co. Cork
