School: Gleann an Chairthe (roll number 13345)
- Location:
- Glencar, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Mag Ualghairg
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- (continued from previous page)What goes into the sea and cannot be drowned?
A. The sun lightR. What part of a cow gets out on the gap first?
A. Her breathR. Where was Moses when he was smoking his pipe
A. Behind itR. What stands on one leg and has its heart in its head?
A. A head of cabbageR. What does a hen pick a pot?
A. Because she cannot lick it.R. What goes through the wood and through the wood and never touches the wood?
A. A knife in a man's pocket. - The farmer is at the mercy of the weather. On this account he has to be a good judge of the weather and he has to use his keenest observations.
When he goes out oin the morning he looks for signs of the weather in the sky. If the sky is clear and blue it is a sign that the day will be good. If the sky looks dull and heavy and clouded it is a sign of a bad day.
At night he looks at the moon for signs of the weather. If there is a ring around(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Mary Gilligan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Thomas Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Fenagh, Co. Leitrim