School: Termon
- Location:
- Termon, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 130
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- The names on stars as known in the district are, The "Plough," the
"Cluster", the "orb", the "Maras", the "Jupiter", the "Polar star", "Moon-star", the "Morning-Star", the "Evening Star", the "Hook", and the "Mercury".
When a star falls, it is said to be a soul going to Heaven. The "Mercury" was the star, which the old people called to for help, when in trouble. The "plough" is made up of seven stars in the shape of a plough.
The "Cluster" is a big clump of stars.
The "hook" containing four stars is shaped like a hook.
The "Polar-Star" is a very bright(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eugene Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drummanbane, Co. Cavan
