School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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- When the goat comes down off the hill there is going to be a storm.
When the wild geese’s go to another country there is going to be a storm.
When we see the cat lying with her back to the fire there is the storm approaching.
When the wind is blowing from the east there is going to be rain.
When we hear great noise from the train there is going to be bad weather.
When we see black clouds in the sky we can be expecting rain.
When the fog goes out the mountain there is going to be good weather.
When we see a yellow frog it is a sign of good weather.
When we see the stars glittering in the sky it is a sign of frost.
When we see soot falling we can(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Katie Ellen Kilcoyne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardnaglass, Co. Sligo
