School: An Mhágh Bheag, Droichead Banndan (roll number 11025)
- Location:
- Mawbeg East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Uallacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 045
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- 1. When the black snails are creeping on the road it is a sign of rain.
2. When there are blue flames in the fire.
3. When ants are flying around.
4. If there were crickets around the fire.
5. If there was a white circle around the moon.
6. When the smoke goes down instead of going up the chimney
7. If the cement floor was very damp.
8. If a frog came into the house.
9. If the cows stop eating the grass and lie in the middle of the field.
10. If the bottom of a pot got red on the fire.
11. If the soot fell down the chimney.
12. If the seagulls or Curloons came into the land.
13. If the sky was full of dark clouds crossing each other.
14. If a rainbow was in the sky.
15. If you had corns and they got sore.
16. If the swallows flew low.
17. If there were about a hundred(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teddy Mac Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Murragh, Co. Cork
