School: Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (roll number 16077)
- Location:
- Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: W. J. Nugent
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- When frying meat in a frying-pan over an open fire a brand is used, which consists of an iron ring with three legs, and sometimes it is made in the shape of a triangle, with a leg at each angle.
- A woman was churning all day, and she could not make the butter, until another woman passing by came in, and said a few words over the churn and after a few minutes after she made the butter.
- A good crop of blossom on the hawthorn is a sign of a hard winter.
A blue light in the fire is the sign of a storm.
A dog eating grass sign of rain.(continues on next page)