School: Drumacoon (roll number 351)
- Location:
- Drumacoon, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Grianáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 354
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- Weather lore"When there is a ring round the moon it forebodes rain"."When the smoke goes up straight it is a sign of good weather"."When frogs turn black it denotes rain"."When crows gather together in a sheltered field and get uneasy it is a sign of storm"."When sut falls it denotes rain"."When swallows fly low it denotes rain"."When dogs eat grass it denotes rain"."When ducks fly westward it forebodes storm"."When curlews call it forewarns bad wet weather"."When cranes are plentiful it denotes rain"."When the wind blows from the east it forewarns bad weather"."When the robin sings it foretells dry weather"."When the sun sinks red it denotes the following day as been good".When smokes blow down it is a sure sign of rain.After a shower of rain if the birds start singing it is a sign that the rain is over.When cockroches are plentiful it is a sign of rain.When the panes of glass are covered with vapour it is a sign of a mist.When the milk turns thick at night it is a sign of warm weather.When cobwebs are on the ditches in the morning it is a sign of a good day.When there is a blue flame in the fire it is a sign of a frost.When there are plenty of haws on the bushes it is a sign of a hard winter.If the crows fly to a shelted hill it forebodes rain.When rats begin to come into the house where a person is sick, it is a sure sign that the person is going to die.
