School: Shrove (roll number 3470)
- Location:
- Stroove, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Leonard Bovaird
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 2
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- Signs of Rain:
Dog drinks water
The winds begin to blow, with a hollow sound.
The dark clouds fill the sky
The weatherglass goes down.
The soot falls down in big lumps.
The dogs lie sleeping all day.
The spiders creep from their cobwebs.
The sun sets with a pale yellow colour.
The rainbow appears in the west.
The flowers close up their petals.
The furniture in the houses cracks
The ducks quack loudly.
The faraway hills seem near at hand
The cows become restless.
The cat sits with her back to the fire.
The dog eats grass.
The mist on the hills.
Brown colour on rock.
Seagulls fly inland.
Frogs are of yellow colour
Cement becomes damp.
Midges are troublesome.
Crane goes to hills.
Crickets sing.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Leonard Bovaird
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
