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School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
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Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567D, Page 01_144

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  1. How the Old People Knew the Time

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    In the olden times the people did not know anything about clocks so they had only one way of knowing the time.
    Early in the morning they put a large ring in the middle of a field and placed a lath in the middle of the ring.
    In the middle
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Mac Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlebar, Co. Mayo