School: Cornagilta (roll number 16408)
- Location:
- Cornagilty, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Luke Owens
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- When the smoke blows down on the street it is the sign of rain.When the smoke goes up strait it is the sign of good weather. When the crows are in a crows in the air cawing it is the sign of wind.When the swallows are on the house-top it is the sign of rain.When the salt get wet it is the sign of rain.When the soot falls it is the sign of rain.When the starlings are all together in a tree twitering it is the sign of rain.When the crane comes in from the mountain it is the sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Mac Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumcoo (Brady), Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Michael Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Drumcoo (Brady), Co. Monaghan