School: Cornagilta (roll number 16408)
- Location:
- Cornagilty, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Luke Owens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 156
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- 1. A ring round the moon.
A near hand ring is a far-away storm.
A far-away ring is a near hand stom.
2. The cat washing her face.
If the cat put her paw over her ear while washing her face there will be an awful tempest.
3. If the soot falls at night there will be rain.
4. If the sky is very red at sunset there will be rain the next morning.
5. When the moon is lying on her back in the sky there will be good weather.
6. If the church bell is heard very clear in the evening there will be rain.
7. If the train is heard whistling far away there will be rain.
8. When guinea hens cry the rain is at han[d?]
9. A marley sky is the sign of rain.
10. A crane.
A crane flying inwards from the mountains(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Greene
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Feebaghbane, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- James Mc Cague
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Feebaghbane, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Cague
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Feebaghbane, Co. Monaghan
