School: Clonmacnoise
- Location:
- Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 118
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- (continued from previous page)Signs of StormWhen the cat sharpens her claws on the leg of the table, or the post it is the sign of a storm.
A speckled sky is also another sign of a storm.
When the clouds roll fast we may expect storms.
- May DayLong ago all the old women used to put on a leather apron on May morning about six o'clock and gather all the dew they could, and put it in a bottle and while they were gathering they used to say "By the dew of the grass, and by the head of corn all my neighbours goods for me." And when they were churning they put some of this dew in the churn, and they were able to get all the butter from their neighbours.
