School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)
- Location:
- Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 55
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- (continued from previous page)changes his coat from yellow to black it is a sign of rain. When the crows dive down head foremost to the ground it is a sign of rain. When the crickets be jumping through the house it is a sign that there will be rain. When the cat washes her face it is a sign of floods and when she goes over her ears it is a sign that floods will be going over the banks. When you see the cows going up to the top of the hill at night it is a sign of bad weather. When the crickets be chirping sharply it is a sign. When you(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tessie Bonner
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
