School: Kilcogy (B.)
- Location:
- Cill Chóige, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Jas. Mc Kiernan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 227
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- *Name of writer: Michael McKiernan; age 10 3mths, Class; Fifth*
Weather Lore
When the cuckoo sings on a bare thorn the farmer is advised to sell his cow and buy corn.
A wet and windy May fills the garden full of corn and hay.
An other old saying is, "a haw year is a brágh year.
An evening red and a morning grey you may be sure of a good day.
A wet May and a dry June makes the farmer whistle a tune.
A sloe year is a woe year.
Rain before seven fair at eleven.
All the other months curse a fair February. This means if February comes good, all other months will come bad. When the curlew is heard singing there is bad weather near at hand.
When a blue blaze is seen in fire is a sign of a storm.
When soot falls, it is a sign of rain(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 10
