School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)
- Location:
- Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cuinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 49
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- (continued from previous page)It is as long as a rats tail and it is as round as a thimble?
A pipe.
- When the cows go back far in the hill at night that is a sign of bad weather. When a dog eats grass that is a sign of bad weather. When the frogs go jumping along the road that is a sign of good weather. The snails crawling along the road are a sign of bad weather. The crickets(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Willie Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cark, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Rose Sweeney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cark, Co. Donegal
