School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)
- Location:
- Cloghans Hill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Breathnach
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 088
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- People long ago had very queer signs, about the weather. They said swallows still flying low and resting on the roof of stables were the sure sign of rain. There were also signs in the sky. They said it was a bad sign the moon to be covered by a big fog.
They said that was the sign of rain. They also said the night the sky would be covered with a lot of stars. They said that was the sign of frost. The wind from the South is the wind for the rain.
When the water starts to go down it is the sign of a flood. If the midges fly around in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- B. Dunleavy
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Cloongawnagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- J. Dunleavy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloongawnagh, Co. Mayo
