School: Radharc na Sionainne (roll number 16477)
- Location:
- Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Nóirín Ní Uiginn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0260, Page 177
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- (continued from previous page)washes her face it is a sign of rain.When the cricket sings loudly it is a sign of rain.
If the blind bat flies about at night it is a sign of rain.
If there is a ring round the moon it is a sign of rain.
When the dog eats grass it is a sign of rain.
When the wind blows from Cashel it is a sign of rain.
If the wild geese cross the house it is a sign of hardship.
When the lambs are playing it means rain.
- The person who kills a robin suffers because a lump grows on his hand and he is not able to work.
(Quaker Is.).The swallow should not be harmed because he has three drops of the devils blood in him.
(Quaker Is)Nobody digs clay on May Day or gives anything away or throws out dirt or ashes.(continues on next page)
