School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 556
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- (continued from previous page)Cast not a clout.May chickens never grow full size.A wet and windy May
Fills the haggard with corn and hay.Written by Maisie Ryan, Gneevebawn, Tyrrelspass
- If June is sunny it brings the harvest early. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon. Rain in midsummer spoils hay and oats.In April the cuckoo first is seen.
In May he never seases his song.
In June he changes his tune.
In July his flies
In August he is not to be see at all.
When thistles are in June they grow soon. Cut them in July the[?] wither(continues on next page) - Collector
- Maisie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gneevebane, Co. Westmeath
