School: Ros Cré (B.) (roll number 1594)

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1. Poem which Contains Signs of Bad Weather

   

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   " The hollow winds begin to blow
   The clouds look bleak the glass is low
   The soot falls down the spaniel sleeps,
   And spiders from their cobwebs creep,
   Last night the sun went pale to bed
   The moon in halo hid her head
   The boden shepherd heaves a sigh
   To see a rainbow span the sky,
   Low o'er the grass the swallow wings,
   The cricket too how sharp he sings,
   Puss on the hearth with velvet paws,
   Sits swiping[?] o'er her whiskery jaws,
   Loud quack the ducks, the peacock cries
   The distant hills are looking nigh,
   Hark! how the chairs, and tables crack
   Old Billy's joints are on the rack,
   T'will surely rain, I see with sorrow
   Our jaunt must be put off to morrow. "

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   D. Ryan

   Address

   Corville, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr B. Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corville, Co. Tipperary