School: An Clochar, Crossmolina (roll number 14728)
- Location:
- Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: An tSr. Antoine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0153, Page 34
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- (continued from previous page)If the sun sets in a bank of clouds.
When the sun is pale rain is nigh.
The sky looks gloomy and distant hills seem near.
There is a form round the room
When the moon is hidden in the clouds.
The cats sits at the fire washing her face.
The cat scrapes the furniture.
The salt gets soft and damp.
The butter gets hard.
The birds fly from the roofs of the thatched houses and fly very low.
Seagulls cry.
Blue light can be seen in the fire.
The soot falls.
Dogs sleep by the fire.
- Collector
- Rita Barrett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockanumera, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Nora Barrett
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Knockanumera, Co. Mayo
