School: Shannow
- Location:
- Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 243
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- (continued from previous page)oak blossoms before the Ash it will be a good year.
Candlemas day bright and clear brings two winters in one year.
If March comes in like a lamb it goes out like a lion.
A wet and windy May fills the haggard with oats and hay.
The bear comes out of his den after his long winters sleep on Candlemas day. If it is a bright day and there is a enough sun for him to see his shadow he goes back to his den for forty days. But if it is a cold windy day he stays out because he knows the winter is over.
Candlemas day throw Candle awayA rainbow at night is the sheperd's delight a rainbow in the morning is the Sheperds warning.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Molly Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Dan Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Redhills, Co. Cavan
