School: Cill a' Lachtáin
- Location:
- Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0168
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- (continued from previous page)To be feel very sleepy and tired.
When dykes of water dry up quickly
When the wind flows from the south
When the mountains look very near.
When the walls get damp.
When people's pains get worse.
When the chairs start creaking.
When you see lines from the sun.
When you can hear the wind whistling loudly in the key hole.
When the window panes get loose.
When the crows go in flocks to the woods early.
When the sun goes pale to bed.
To see the smoke going up straight into the sky.
To see the crane in the river.
To see a lot of crows gathered together in a field.
To see an ass with his back to the wind.
A rainbow in the night is the sailor's delight.
A rainbow in the morning is the sailor's warning.
To see the dust flowing in the door.
To see the hills near.(continues on next page)
