School: Doirín Árd, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 15969)
- Location:
- Cappagh More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Dubhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 010
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- When the frost is approaching the sun shines brightly all day. It goes down in a red ball in the evening.
The moon shines brightly. It has a bright golden colour.
The stars are twinkling all night.
The sky is clear all day and it turns red in the north west as the sun sinks to rest.
The wind blows from the north east generally and sometimes from the north, with a bitter sting.
A ridge of fog is sometimes seen in the river valley at nightfall the evening before. The hole that is near Mr Lynch's house is always roaring before frost. This hole is northwards from our house.
The roads harden and the stones tie to the roads.
When the frost is approaching the blackbirds retire to the garden and they get tame. Clusters of starlings gather together in the green fields, around the cow dungs.
The cat lies all day by the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Andy Driscoll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rossard, Co. Cork
