School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)
- Location:
- Shronell, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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- Q.1. Where was Adam when the light went out?
A. In the dark.Q.2. Betty inside the ditch Betty outside the ditch if I touch her she will burn me?
A. A NettleQ.3. As I went out one morning I met my uncle Davie I shook hands with him and his nose began to bleed?
A. A pump.Q.4. What is it that has a swelled head and stands on one leg
A. A head of cabbage.
- 1. Signs of weather in sky. Red clouds in the West at sunset, mean fine weather. Yellow clouds on the West at sunset means wet weather. A ring around the moon, mean wet weather. A rainbow in the morning is a sign of wet weather and a rainbow in the evening is a sign of wet weather.
2. The wind: When the wind is from the south it is a sign of stormy weather, when the wind is from the east it is a sign of bad weather. When the wind is from the north it is a sign of frosty or snowy weather. When the(continues on next page) - Informant
- Lillie Nash
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shronell, Co. Tipperary
