School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown
- Location:
- Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 358
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- Superstitions
Signs of Rain -
(1) When soot falls
(2) When pot racks are wet
(3) When salt gets wet
(4) When swallows fly low
(5) When river roars downwards
(6) When you can hear the train (five miles away)
(7) When water springs open
(8) When wild geese fly inland
(9) When cat tears tree with its claws
(10) When hills are looking near
(11) When old peoples pains affect them
(12) "My corn is paining me"
(13) When goats come home
(14) A calm morning
(15) When house 'smokes'
(16) When ducks quack
(17) When turkeys look sideways up in sky
(18) When the moon is on its back
Signs of Storm
(1) Cat sits with back to fire
(2) Cat washes over her ear
(3) Dog eats grass
(4) Goats come home
(5) Stares come down from hills
(6) Hen stands on one leg
(7) Crows fly high
(8) Crows hide themselves in grass(continues on next page)
