School: Baile na Sagart, Lios Mór

Location:
Feagarrid, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
G. Armstong
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    When there is a dark black moon.
    When the rain sticks to the glass of the windows.
    When the curlew goes to the south.
    When there are no stars in the sky at night.
    Signs of frost.
    When there is a ring round the moon.
    When the stars shine brightly.
    Signs of snow.
    When the wind is from the east.
    Signs of Dry weather.
    When the curlew goes to the north.
    When the crane goes to the north.
    Signs of Storm.
    When the cat scrapes a tree with his claws.
    When we see the crows diving in the air.
    These weather signs were told to me by,
    Mr. Thomas Fennessy,
    Ballysaggart.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Fennessy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballysaggart More, Co. Waterford