School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)
- Location:
- Shronell, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 255
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- 1. Q, What is the difference between an engine drivr and a schoolmaster?
A. One minds the train and te other trains the mind
Q. Black and white and read all over?
A. A newspaper.
Q. Brow house outside white house inside and a pond in the middle?
A. A Coconut.
Q If I went for a penny worth of carpet tacks what should I want them for?
A. I would want them for a penny.
- Collector
- Daniel Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shronell Beg, Co. Tipperary
- 1. Signs of weather: Red clouds in the West at sunset predict fine weather, yellow clouds in the West at sunset predicts bad weather. A circle around the moon predict bad weather. A rainbow in the morning is the sheperds warning and a rainbow in the night is the sheperds delight.
2. The wind in certain points: The wind from the East denotes wet weather. The wind from the south denotes stormy weather. The wind from the north denotes snowy weather.
