School: Caisleán hAicéid
- Location:
- Castlehacket, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S. Ó Floinn
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- Signs of the weather from flies, bees, ants, and snails.
1. When the flies fly low that is a sign of rain.
2. When the stable fly stings horses and cows, that is a sign of rain.
3. If the bumble bee is out late I’m the evening that is a sign of rain.
4. If the ants are scattered out on the grass that is also a sign of rain.
5. If the snails are out in the evening it is a sign of rain.
Josephine Costelloe
Feeragh
Caherlistrane
Got from Thomas Costelloe, age 45.
Feeragh,
Caherlistrane
Co. Galway- Collector
- Josephine Costelloe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fearagha, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Costelloe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Fearagha, Co. Galway