School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)
- Location:
- Slane, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Josephine Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 202
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- (continued from previous page)the passers-by, the cat sharpens her nails and some people say after the cat scratches herself what ever point she looks towards after that, the wind is going to come from that point, the dog eats grass.
There are many other signs but these are a few for rain.
Now I want to tell you a few good signs. The first sign I will tell you is a very popular one, a mackarel sky. The deer go northward of the mountain, the cock crows loudly, a lazy sun, a dry day. These are the principles ones.
- Collector
- Jane Morgan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stackallan, Co. Meath
