School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 117
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“Clocks were unknown here up to a hundred years ago.”
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“Three things that were not to be found in Noah's Ark...”
Three things that were not to be found on Noah's ark:- "A mule, a jennet, and a Protestant." (no title)
“No one... to hear a cock crowing in the dead of the night”
No one likes to hear a cock crowing in the dead hours of the night - say around 12 oclock. So much are the people afraid of this that if the cock makes a lepre of this sort, he is apt to lose his his head the next day. (no title)
“The crowing of the cock is often referred to when any misfortune happen's in a family.”
The crowing of the cock is often referred to when any misfortune happens in a family. They say "The cock gave us warning of it". (no title)
“Around this locality cock fighting was indulged in long ago.”
Around this locality Cock fighting was indulged in long ago. The fights or mains were carried out in out of the way place and many such places(continues on next page)