School: Carrigeencor (roll number 10826)
- Location:
- Carrigeencor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Annie Gillmor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 019
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- (continued from previous page)"Evening Red and Morning grey
Is the sure sign of a fine day."
In good weather the sky is a light blue, in bad weather am inky blue.
For thunder, when the sun shines, and the ground is a copper colour.
If the cricket sings sharply it is a sign of Rain.
"An ounce of March dust is worth a pot of gold"
If the sun is red sign of wind.
If old people complain of pains in their bones, or if their corns get sore it's a sign of rain. Signs of Rain
"The soot falls down, and spanials sleep. And spiders from their cobwebs creep Last night the moon went pale to bed. The moon in hollow hid her head. the boading shepard heaved a sigh for see a rainbow in the sky Old Betty's joints are on the rack Loud quack the ducks the peacock cries The distant hills are looking nigh. Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow our jaunt must be put off to-morrow."
- Collector
- Mrs Annie Gillmor
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
