School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (roll number 5215)

Location:
Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John McGee
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  1. When there is a red sky in the morning it is the sign of rain.
    When there is a red sky in the evening it is the sign of fine weather.
    When the cat is sitting with his back to the fire it is the of rain.
    When the cat scratches the leg of the it is the sign of a storm.
    Mammy said when she was small, this rhyme was in her book.
    Last night the sun went pale to bed,
    The moon in holos hid her head.
    The wandering shepherd heaves a sigh,
    for see a rainbow spans the sky.
    Puss on the hearth with velvet paws
    Sits wiping o'er her whiskered jaws.
    The soot falls down, the spaniel sleeps.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Kate James
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo