School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

Location:
Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 131

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  1. 1. If you see frog spawn near the edge of a pool it is a sign that the year will be very wet. But if it is in the middle of the pool, it will be a very dry year.
    2. It is a sign of rain if a cat washes her face or if a dog eats grass.
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  2. If you get a piece of a wedding-cake and put it under your pillow, you will dream of your true lover that night.
    When you hear the cuckoo for the first time, you should look under your foot. If there is a hair there and whatever colour it is, that will be the colour of your true lover's hair.
    What ever way you are looking when first you hear the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jane Mc Daid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Daid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    69
    Address
    Tullychullion, Co. Donegal