School: Scoil an Chlochair, Cappamore
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Fionntán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 330
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- (continued from previous page)When a horse is grazing, and if he goes to the ditch, it is the sign of a lot of rain. When the cat scrapes the leg of the table, it is the sign of bad weather. When the clouds go quickly, is a sign of rain. When a cloud comes on the hill, it is a sign of snow. When the ducks quack, it is a sign of bad weather. When the cock crows early in the morning it is a sign of rain. When the wild geese fly from place to place, it is a sign of windy weather.
- We have a churn at home. The churn is about four or five feet high. It is about twenty or thirty years old. It is oval-shaped at the top and bottom. It is on a stand with four legs. There is a hole in the wall and a sprindle going through from the curn to the gear, and a horse goes round in a ring and by his power the churn is turned.
There are other churns worked by the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eibhlís Ní Umfraidh
- Gender
- Female
