School: Rath Cruachan
- Location:
- Ráth Cruachan, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Séamus Diúc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0251, Page 153
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- (continued from previous page)If chairs and tables creak,
If old people's bones get stiff and become painful,
If there is a fog around the moon,
If there are rays around the sun before it sets,
If stars fall,
If after a heavy rainfall floods dry up quickly, another big rainfall is expected to follow,
The south-west wind is supposed to bring us more rain here.
- Good weather will follow:
If the bat is out at night flying about bozzing,
If swallows fly high,
If the sun sets in a red round circle in the West,
If the moon seems to be far away,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary E. Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Daly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
