School: Carysfort, Arklow
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: T. E. McAdoo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 104
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- When Croghan hill puts on its cap,
Let Tara hill beware of that.
When Tara hill puts on its hood,
Let Ahare river prepare for a flood.
- When the curlews whistle it is a sign of a wet day.
- Collector
- Gladys Freeman
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs W. Freeman
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
