School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)
- Location:
- Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sibéal Pollock
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 187
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- Signs of storm:
A wide circle round the moon tells of a storm near at hand.
A close circle tells of a storm far away.
A rainbow in the morning.
When seagulls come inland.
Signs of rain:
When the wind is in the south, the rain is in its mouth.
When crows fly in and out among each other, they call it "weaving the blankets".
When swallows fly low.
When curlews cry.
When a peacock flies up as high as a house.
When the cat sits with her back to the fire.
When the dog eats grass.
When the donkey brays.
- Collector
- Beatrice Thompson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lattacrom, Co. Monaghan
