School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)
- Location:
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 287
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- (continued from previous page)There are many ways by which people can foretell what sort of weather we are about to have.
When the sun goes down covered by dark clouds it is a sure sign of rain, and again if there is a circle close around the moon, and the stars falling, they also denote rain. When they sky is black and inky overhead, it is a sign which tells us that we are going to have rain. The hills which are far away look near, and the crows fly wildly long around us, cawing, and one would imagine they were shot, as they fall, head downwards to the ground. The crickets cry more sharply than usual, and the cat begins to scrape the legs of the chairs. The dogs eat grass, and the pigs are very uneasy. These are(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Seán Ó Caimpion
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Ballagharahin, Co. Laois
