School: Behymore
- Location:
- Behy More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 015
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- When the soot falls down, when the smoke ascends up straight, when the mountains and hills appear near, when the sea is to be heard, when the clouds lie on the top of Nephin, when there is a fog with an old moon, when the curlews whistle, when the people complain of rheumatism we can expect rain.
We can expect frost when the blackjacks and clocks come into the kitchen and when the stars appear to shoot. When there are swallows to be seen late in the year, it is the sign of a dark, foggy and cold winter. When there is a hard cold drying it is the sign of snow.
The signs of good weather are when the swallows fly high in the air, when the sheep gather together on hills, and when the sun sets red in the evening.
- A ring around the moon is the sign for rain. When there are red stripes through the dark clouds it is the sign of snow. To see a rainbow across "the Gap" on Saturday Evening is the sign of a fine week.
- When the dog eats grass or the cat scrapes(continues on next page)
