School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 010
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- (continued from previous page)When the dust is rising off the road it is a sign of rain.When the sky is red west it is a sign of fine weatherIf the stars were bright in the sky a winter's night we would have frost.It the sky was clear we would have wind.If there was a rainbow in the sky we would have rainIf the wind is from the south the rain will spout when the wind is from the east we will get frostSigns of Rain. The clouds looks black the grass is [?] The sooth falls down. The dogs sleep and spiders from their cobwebs creep
Last night the sun went pale to bed
The moon in hallows hide her head
The ... sheepherd heaves a sigh.
When seeing a rainbow span the sky
The wall are damp the ditches smell
Close is the pink eyed pimper Nell(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen O' Driscoll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
