School: Walshisland
- Location:
- Walshisland, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T. Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 069
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- (continued from previous page)weather. When wild geese or swans fly inland hardship is about to come.The distant hills seem near when rain is coming. Trains travelling along can be heart long distances away.When it is going to rain soot falls down the chimney and the smoke goes down towards the ground but if it is going to be fine the smoke goes up straight towards the sky. The crickets sing sharply in the chimney.The mist goes up the mountain if we are going to have a fine day but if we are to have rain it comes down the mountain.Also when rain is about to come the spiders from their cobwebs creep and the busy flies disturb the kine. Old people have pains also. The doors get stiff and the walls sweat. The sheep eat grass early in the morning.Dogs when rainy weather is coming, sleep all day and eat grass.
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- Collector
- Joan Mallon
- Gender
- Female
