School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 417
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Carra
- XML Page 417
- XML “Signs of the Weather”
- XML “Signs of the Weather”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)is clear, and no ring around it, there is going to be good weather. If there is a clear blue sky and the sun to be clear, it is a sign of good weather.
Generally if the weather, coming the smoke goes straight up into the sky. There are blue blazes in the fire before a storm. If the sky is red at the sunset it is sign of good weather.
- When there is a ring around the sun the people say the rain is near. When there is a ring near the moon it is the sign of rain. When there is a good many stars in the sky at night and if they are twinkling it is the sign of heavy frost. When the swallows fly low and close to the ground it is a sure sign of rain. When the sky is red in the evening, it is the sign of storm. When the crickets sing sharp and loud it is also a sign of rain. When puss sits on the hearth wiping his face it is the sign of rain. The crows circle around and dive(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Loftus
- Gender
- Male
