School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)snow.(c) When a dog eats grass it's the sign of snow.
- Once upon a time there was a poor woman who died and all she had was a big blanket. Her sons asked her for this but she said it was to be wrapped around her. After a day one of the sons said he was going to open the grave and get the blanket, and another said he would go and steal a sheep. When they were parting at the grave they decided to half the things they got. When the first son had the blanket got he put it around him and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Joseph Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
