School: Bán-Tír (B.) (roll number 2803)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Síothcháin
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- 1 When the ducks quack loudly, rain is at hand.
2 When the distant mountains look much nearer, we may certainly expect rain
3 When water drips down the walls on the inside - rain.
4 When cement floor, or flag of fireplace, shows signs of dampness - rain without doubt.
5 When the goats go for shelter - rain-storm.
6 When the dust rises in clouds off the road - change
7. Rainbow in the morning - showers
8 When the wind moves to the East - storm and sleet.
9 A whirl-wind in Summer - a sudden break in the weather
10 If you can hang your hat on the new moon, it is a sure sign of a broken month.
11 When black beetles come in droves from their hiding-places it is a sure sign of rain
12 When the robin gets bolder - certain frost.
13 When the Plover hover low, and call loudly, we may expect continuous broken weather.
14 When the geese fly from the farmyard - a sure sign of rain.- Collector
- Donal Lehane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Collector
- Jeremiah Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Collector
- Wm FitzGerald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork