School: Áth na gClaidheamh (roll number 10537)
- Location:
- Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 352
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- Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon and haloes hid their heads:
The boading shepherd heaves a sigh,
To see a rainbow spand the sky.The walls are damp the ditches swell,
Closed is pinkedeyed pimple nell,
Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry,
The distant hills are looking nigh.The old people in my district guide themselves by sayings, which were handed down to them from their father and Grandfathers, regarding the approaching weather.
Here are some their sayings
The seagulls are to be seen inland, the stars begin to fall, the birds fly low, haloes appear in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Marray
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Informant
- Pat Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Annagleve, Co. Monaghan
