School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Ráth Fhearna, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 126
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- Local beliefs 96-38
Horses standing with their backs behind the ditch is the sign of rain.
When people's corns pain, we will have rain.
Crows flying croucked is the sign of a storm.
When we see clouds called goats hair in the sky is the sign of rain.
When people hear wild geese flying south they say it is the sign of hardship.
When wild geese fly north it is the sign of good weather.
When swallows fly high it is the sign of good weather.
When they fly low it is the sign of rain.(continues on next page)
