School: Eanaigh (roll number 14510)
- Location:
- Anny, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 281
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- Cats sit with their backs to the fire when there is going to be rain.
When dogs eat grass or drink water it's a sign of rain.
When the people round here can hear Cootehill bell it is another sign of rain.
When the chimney smokes and the floors and walls get damp it denotes rain.
In the time of frost and snow all machinery and moving vehicles have a louder noise than usual.
Aughnamullen water falls can be heard all over the district at night when there is going to be rain.
Another sign of frost is when one notices the sky red in the evenings.
In the time of high wind(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Aghnamullen, Co. Monaghan
