School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)
- Location:
- Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 530
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- A. Same as in page 1
B. At one time a priest arrived at a place where a number of tradesmen were employed. Having spent some time looking at them working he said:-
"Céardaidhthe ag obair go mall,"
Buille aca thall 's i bhfus."
To this one of the tradesmen replied:-
S"Sagart is laidin in a cearn'
agus a mbuilg go teann le puins."
- Collector
- Eugene Moriarty
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Timothy O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 91
- Occupation
- Farm-labourer
- Address
- Coolbane, Co. Kerry
- A. Same as in page 1
B. "Ar sioc [?] na h-oidhche do dhíol Fionn na bróga;
Ar sut deire na h-oidhche do cheannuigh sé na bróga."
Explanation of above lines - Frosty weather in the early part of the night is often followed by a change - to rain, etc - before morning.
The morning is certain to be frosty if it does not commence to freeze till late the previous night.
C. Same as in page 1. (The above two)
