School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Kathleen Morris
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 186
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- (continued from previous page)never again drown the world with rain A rainbow in the evening is a sailors delight and a rainbow in the morning is a sailors warning "When the wind is in the north the Skilful fishers go not forther When the wind is in the south it is in the rains mouth When the wind is in the cast it is not good for man or beast When the wind is in the west it is in the very best South and south west winds bring most rain to my district.
Birds and animals as weather omens.
When the swallows fly low and when the crane flys to the lowlands and the seagull comes from the sea rain is near The rooks fly in circles at the approach of rain When the robin perches on the top(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna Maura Cummins
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 13
- Informant
- Mrs Boyce
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Carrickedmond, Co. Longford
