School: Johnstown, Arklow
- Location:
- Johnstown Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Nelly Bolger
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 032
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- (continued from previous page)a person on the stairs
The man who bathes in May
Will soon be in the clay
A Green Christmas makes a churchyard
A light seen by a dying person is the sign of happiness
March will search
April will try
May will tell you whether you will live or die
April and May, keep away from the say (sea)
Long ago when a cow or a horse would get sick the farmer would buy a couple of goats and put them in the field with the horse or cow. They thought they would keel keep(continues on next page)
