School: Cloonarrow (roll number 8376)
- Location:
- Cloonarragh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Mhaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 510
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“I gathered the following sayings about the seasons.”
(continued from previous page)If the milky way in December shows clear, You may safely count on a fruitful year.
Cock crowed Christus natus est,
Raven croaked Quando?
Rook cawed Hac nocte,
Ox moved Ubi,
Sheep answered Bethlehem,
Ass brayed Eamus.
- Food in olden times
The people had three meals a day in olden times. They called these meals breakfast dinner an supper. They ate the breakfast at nine o'clock in the morning. They ate their at about two o'clock. They ate their supper at eight o'clock. Before eating their meals they rested themselves for a half an hour.
They ate porridge for their breakfast and after the porridge the drank a cup of tea or cocoa. They ate potatoes and milk for their(continues on next page) - Collector
- Tess Beirne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonsheever, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Dockery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonsheever, Co. Roscommon
