School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)
- Location:
- Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)and if the worms stay close to the top it is a sign that the winter is to be frosty.
When there is a ring round the moon it is a sign of rain.
When there is a blue blaze in the fire it is a sign of bad weather.
If you look at a hill and it seems closer to you than it is it is a sign of bad weather.
When dew falls on the grass it is a sign that good weather is coming.
If the haws do not stay on branches long it is a sign that the coming winter is not going to be severe.
When the trout goes up the river it is a sign of bad weather, and when it goes down the river it is a sign of good weather.
- Collector
- Éamonn Ó Catháin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
