School: Model School, Clonmel
- Location:
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Ella M. Adams
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- (continued from previous page)night. How long did it take him to come up?
A. Twenty days.Q. What is this? 2 legs sitting on 3 legs with 1 leg in his hand. In comes 4 legs grabs 1 leg and runs out. Up jumps 2 legs gets 3 legs throws it after 4 legs and get back 1 leg.
A. A man sitting on a stool with a leg of mutton in his hand. In comes the dog grabs the muttomn and runs out. Up jumps the man gets the stool throws it after the dog and get back the mutton.
- The people of Clonmel Co. Tipperary have many ways of forecasting the weather. Here are some of them. Some people say when their corns are bad it forecasts rain. Others say that if their rheumatism is bad it is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jessie Sparrow
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
