School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)
- Location:
- An tOireamh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 05_013
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- It is a sign of rain to see cattle lying down asleep in the middle of the day or to see a dog eating grass, or to see soot falling from the chimney.
It is a sign of roughness to see red spots in the sky or to see a cat scraping timber. It is a sign that it is rough on sea to see seagulls gathered together in a bog.
If a person was working away from home and if he was afraid the day would not come dry the old people say that he should watch the lark in the sky and if the day was going to clear the lark would sing while decending(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kate Kilcoyne
- Gender
- Female
