School: Shinrone (C.)
- Location:
- Suí an Róin, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: Mary Mc Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)When goats run for shelter is the sign of rain.
Dust on the roads is the sign of rain.
Purple and blue flames out of the fire is the sign of rain.
If the rain comes with a new moon it's the sign of rain.
When the sky is all white clouds it is the sign of rain.
When all the midges are out it is the sign of rain.
People who have corns they say my corns are burning there will be lots of rain.
The old people say "O" my rheumatism, it is the sign of rain.
When a cat scratches himself it is the sign of rain.
When the swallows fly high it is the sign of fine weather.
When the smoke goes up straight it is the sign of fine weather.(continues on next page)
