School: Corra-bheagáin (roll number 12206)

Location:
Corraveggaun West, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Congamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 344

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  1. 1 When the swans are heard to screech.
    2 When the wild geese fly low.
    3 When the wild geese fly from the bogs to the lakes or rivers.
    4 When the ass turns his tail to the wind.
    5 When the frogs become black
    6 When the waters roar on lake or river
    7 When there is a ring round the moon, - the farther the ring the nearer the storm; the nearer the ring the farer the storm.
    8 If a hen crows like a cock.
    9 If the smoke instead of going up blows down the chimney
    10 When the cat begins to scrap the chairs and tables or any other kind of wood and begin to climb a tree.
    11 A blue light in the turf fire
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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