School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)
- Location:
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 141
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- Weather Lore.
There are a lot of old sayings as regards the weather. Some of the following are the signs of wet weather.
When a dog lies flat before the fire; When the soot falls down the chimney; When spiders from the cobweb creep; When a cat scrapes wood, When the crickets sing; When a dog eats grass. When the peacocks cry; When the swallow sing before the 22nd February; When the clouds are black, When the old people are getting stiff and pains in their bones; When the flies are getting plenty; When the wells are drying up; When the crows are flying up and down. When the cat sits with his back to the fire; When the walls of an out house are damp; When you see green in the ashes; When there is a circle around the moon; When the wind blows from the west; When the moon is clouded.
Some of the following are the signs of fine weather. If the sunset is red, When we have a new moon if like the latter we are going to have fine weather; "Wet before seven fine before eleven,"(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Malacky Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Ardle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Galey, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
