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School: Tearmonn, Cill Chaoi

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Termon West, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire Ní Chathaláin
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  1. Old-Time Beliefs and Sayings

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    1. The fish would forsake the rivers.
    2. News on top of sticks.
    3. Iron to float like wood.
    4. The Autumns to be like Winter only the greeness of the leaves getting shorter quietly.
    5.The people to get smaller and less
    truthful.
    6. When the land would be tilled to the water's edge it would begin to fail to grow the food of man.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Culhane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilkee, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr J. Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Kilkee, Co. Clare