School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 528
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- When there is bad weather aproaching the cat sits with his back to the fire. When there is rain aproaching he scrapes wood, cloth and bushes. He is very bold then.A sow is supposed to see the wind and when there is a storm apraoching she is very cranky. A dog eats grass when there's a storm aproaching because he feels sick and nature tells him its the best medicine.
- Collector
- Bearnadetta O' Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breastagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs O' Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breastagh, Co. Mayo
- Crickets are small black insects like cockroches. They stay around the fire in holes you will hear then screeching when there is rain aproaching
If you kill a cricket his followers will eat your stockings(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bearnadetta O' Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breastagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs O' Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breastagh, Co. Mayo
