School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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- (continued from previous page)soon expect rain.
When we see a rainbow there is rain approaching.
Kate Ellen Kilcoyne.If the pheasants crowd in the ward it is a sign of a storm.
When the Robins come around the door is a sign of snow.
When the cat is creeping her paws against wood it is a sign of rain.
When a fog is rising on the rivers it is a sign of warm weather.
When the hills seem near it is a sign of rain.
When the smoke is going up straight from the chimney it is a sign of warm weather.
When the north wind blows it
- If the pheasants crowd in the wood it is a sign of a storm.
When the robins come around the door is a sign of snow.
When the cat is scraping his paws against wood it is a sign of rain.
When a fog is rising on the rivers it is a sign of warm weather.
When the hills seem near it is a sign of rain.
When the smoke is going up straight from the chimneys it is a sign of warm weather.
When the north wind blows it is(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Ellen Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooneen, Co. Sligo
