School: Teampoll Tuaithe, Teampoll Mór (B.) (roll number 16250)
- Location:
- Templetouhy, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meadhra
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 137
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- 1) The dog eats grass (2) The cat turns her tail to the fire. (3) The robin sings at night (4) The dust flies along the road. (5) The moon is on its back. 6) A rainbow at night the shepherds delight. (7) If the sky is copper colour it is the sign of rain. 8) The smoke turns and goes down to the ground. 9 The swallows fly very low. (10) When the wild geese are heard at night. (11) The piss-mires are mad. (12) When one can hear the echo of a train at a long distance it is always the sign of rain. (13) When you see fleecy white clouds as one would imagine hanging from the sky, it is the sign of rain. (These are called wool packs). (14) When you see the robin in cold weather washing himself in locks of water it is the sign of hard weather. (15) When the swallows leave this country early, it is always a sign that we are to have a hard winter. (16) Sheep or goats who have been grazing on the top of a mountain, and that come down to the bottom always show that we are going to have bad. weather.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Joe Lowe
- Gender
- Male
