School: Cinn Mhara (B)
- Location:
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S.P. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0010
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- Signs of rain
1. When the dog is eating grass.
2. When the cat has his back to the fire.
3. When the cat is washing his face at the fire.
4. When the sheep are standing by the walls.
5. When the stars are shining bright.
6. When there is a ring around the moon.
7. When there is a blue flame in the fire.
8. When there is a fog and an old moon.
9. When the seagulls are lying together in the fields
10. When the moon is lying on her back
11. If the sun goes down in the evening with a red colour
12. When there is a ring around the moon
13. When the sky is red in the mornings
14. When the cat is scrapeing the broom
15. When the mountains appear to be very near
- Collector
- Máirtín Ó Caomhanach
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Mountscribe or Moneyscreebagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Máirtín Ó Caomhanach
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Mountscribe or Moneyscreebagh, Co. Galway
