School: The Downs (roll number 8875)
- Location:
- The Downs, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 195
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- Long ago the people ( that) used to say that when
seagulls fly low Its the sign of rain, and when the
seagulls fly in land its the sign of a storm.
When the crickets sing sharply it is the sign of
rain.
When the dog eats grass it is the sign of rain.
When you can see the peak of a mountain
at a good distance away its the sign of rain.
When you see the Dublin red up early in the
morning it is a sure sign of a wet day
When we hear the cry of the wild geese
it is the sign of snow and hardship.
When we hear the curlew cry its the sign
of rain.
When the cat turns her back to the
fire its the sign of rain.
If the sheep are
standing under a bush or a hedge in the
morning its the sign of rain.
When the wind has a hollow sound its the
sign of rain.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- The Downs, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- The Downs, Co. Westmeath
