School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 168
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- (continued from previous page)rain may be expected.
When the dog eats grass rain may be expected.
The following is a rhyme regarding dogs and rain.
My dog has altered in his tasty quits mutton bones on grass to feast.
When cattle are sleepy rain may be expected.
Goats do not like rain and they know when it is coming.
The goat (does not like) will be home and in shelter before it commences to rain.
If the rocks and hills seem near to us rain may be expected.
If the sound of the anvil is heard far away rain is at hand.
When the sound of of a water fall is heard far away rain may be expected(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip O' Donoghue
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
