School: Foynes (C.) (roll number 2814)
- Location:
- Foynes, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eithne Ní Mhaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 056
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- When the cat sits with his tail to the fire it is a sign of rain.
When the wild geese are roaring it is a sign of rain.
When the sea-gulls come in from the sea it is a sign of a storm.
When the swallows are flying low, it is a sign of rain.
When the sky is red in the morning it is a sign of rain.
When the dog eats grass it is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Mhadagain
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corgrig, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs P. Madigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corgrig, Co. Limerick
