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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
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Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 153

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    of rain.
    When a snail comes out of his box it is the sign of rain.
    When the clocks come into the house it is the sign of rain.
    When soot falls from the chimney it is the sign of rain.
    When the cat scrapes the leg of the table it is the sign of hardship.
    When hens pick their feathers it is the sign of rain.
    If the cuckoo cannot be heard before the first of June, it is the sign of bad wet summer.
    When the cuckoo signs in the middle of the day it is the sign of good weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Connaughton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Mary Crinnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    parents
    Relation
    Parent