School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)

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1. Folklore (Signs of Weather) (continued)

   

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   in the evening a fine day will follow.
   If swallows fly low to the ground it is the sign of rain.
   When you see a blue light in the fire it is the sign of a thunder storm.
   A point during the first quarter of the moon is the sign of frost.
   When smoke goes half way up a chimney and puffs down again it is the sign of a change in the wind.
   When seagulls come to the land it is the sign of rain.
   When you see a sky opening it is the sign of a change in the weather.
   You can know by the way the smoke is going how the wing is blowing.
   When there is dust on the road it is the sign of rain.

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Gerard Heffernan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Michael Heffernan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo