School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 319
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- The folklore on pages 119 to 127 was taken down by Eileen O Loughlin form her Granny Mrs Brennan aged 75,retired Principal of Knockaroo N,S Borris in Ossory.Signs of good weather;
1; When the cat turns her back to the fire and purrs and washes her face.
2; When the mountains look near.
3; When the smoke turns down.
4; When the mountains are clouded.
5; When a frog has a dark colour.
6;A rainbow in the sky in the morning.
7; When the crane is going to the bog.
8; When a frog comes into the house.If a person lives near a river and a frog comes in it is a sign that the river is going to overflow.
- Collector
- Eileen O' Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
