School: Darley
- Location:
- Muinchille, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: A. Newburn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 048
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- 1) When the cat eats grass.
2) When the cat sits with her back to the fire.
3) When the sky is black.
4) When the cat washes her face and over the ears.
5) When the smoke is coming crookedly out of the chimney.
6) When the birds are not singing.
7) When a flagged or cement floor is damp.
8) When the dust is blowing about the street.
9) When the dog eats grass.
10) When swallows fly low.
11) A red sky in the morning.
12) A blue blaze in the fire
13) If the morning is too sunny.
14) When the weather is dull and heavy.
15) When the clouds are moving quickly
16) When the crows stay around their nests and trees.
17) When the cat washes her face with her back to the fire.
18) A cock crowing at night.
19) When midges and gnats fly low.
20) When smoke comes down to the ground.
21) When frogs turn black.
22) A ring around the moon.
23) When the dog drinks water.
24) Seagulls flying low over land
25) Breeze from Campstown direction. i.e S.W wind
26) If the north wind blows.(continues on next page)
