School: Inis Mac ón Tír (roll number 12854)
- Location:
- Inis Mhic an Trír, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Muireann Bean Uí Chuinneagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0065, Page 105
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- Signs of Rain:
The clouds look dark.
The ducks quack loudly.
The peacocks cry.
A rainbow in the sky is a sure sign of rain.
When the Mountains appear very near.
A mist or fog on top of Mount Gable is sure sign of rain.
The curlews begin to call.
Lake is of a blackish colour.
Cement walls get damp.
A bluish colour seen in fire.
The dog eats grass.
A halo round the moon.
The spiders creep from their cobwebs.
Soot falls down the chimney.
Very old people complain of pains in their bones. Corns begin to ache.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Mayo
