School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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- When two magpies are seen together it's sign of good weather.
When the fishes leap high it's a sign of a flood.
When the slates are damp it's a sign of rain. - Collector
- Christy Mackessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Michael Mackessy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- When we hear the weir plainly from a far distants it's a sign of frost.
When we hear the bells ringing in town from a far distants it's a sign of frost.
When there are haws galore in the bushes it's sign of hard weather.
When the "stares" fly about the fields it's a sign of bad weather.
If a pond will dry up quickly it's a sign of bad weather.When you see crows perched on the bank of Ireland it's a sign of rain.
