School: Cloncarneel
- Location:
- Cluain Chairn Aoil, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhreacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 271
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- (continued from previous page)The swallows fly high.
The smoke from the chimney goes up straight.
The sky is clear and blue.
The sun goes down red.
The curlews goes to the bog
When a fog is clearing to see it going into the ground.
To see the clouds up high in the sky.
To see a cat following her tail.
To see the water soaking through the clay.
To see the day not brightening up too soon.
To see the grashopper singing.
To hear a thrush singing on a poplar tree.
To see a fish, with its back turned down in the water.
To hold a match in your hand, and if it burns out to the end.
To see a dog lying on the road.
To see a plover walking on a hill.
To see a rabbit lying out.
To see a crane in a dry ditch.
To see a mare kicking the ground.
To see a hen laying a soft egg.
To see a rat eating turnips.(continues on next page)
