School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 011

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    was noble John Mc Hale.
    Ah men will come and pass away.
    Like raindrops in the sea,
    And thrones will crumble to decay,
    And kings forgotten be.
    But through all time in every clime,
    The children of the Gael.
    Will praise the fame and
    bless the name
    of Glorious John Mc Hale.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The people have many weather signs:-
    When they see a cat sitting with his back to the fire they are sure rain will follow. The people expect heavy rain to come if they see a cat scraping a door or stool: and also when they see a cat washing his face especially behind his ears.
    The
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Mayo