School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: D. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)know when it is going to rain by the cat or dog, and it is said that the cat keeps her paw behind her ear as she sits by the fire, and the dog is always yawning. People would also know by a certain stone or a floor of a house, as it would get damp or wet before it rains. When the hens go to roost early, or when the ducks quack it is also regarded to rain.
When a black cloud appears in the sky, and when it is very heavy and dull, and no drought in the chimney, or when the dust comes down the road with a whirl wind people also say more rain. When the stars twinkle it is a sign of frost.
- Collector
- Michael O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lismakeery, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Betty Ville House, Co. Limerick
