School: Rath Cruachan
- Location:
- Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Diúc
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- XML “Signs of Rain”
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- People believe that certain signs are able to foretell good or bad weather.
Rain will soon come:
If soot falls in large lumps down the chimney,
If the cat scratches the stool with her claws,
If dogs eat grass,
If crows perch in large numbers on the walls,
If swallows fly low,
If midges sting sharply in the evening,
If vapour rises off the lakes and rivers,
If hens pick their feathers,
If ducks quack loudly,
If the hills seem to come near us,
If the floors get,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary E. Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Daly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female