School: Druim na hAdhairce (roll number 14379)
- Location:
- Drumnaheark East, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Robhartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1037, Page 23
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- (continued from previous page)sky is bright and clear and the wind north it is the sign of good weather. The birds fly about the doors when a storm is coming. The animals look for shelter too. In wet weather the mountains are low and near. The dust of the road rises in good weather. The sea is very rough in bad weather. The snails cross the road in wet weather. It is the sign of rain when the soot falls.
- When rain is approaching the sky is covered with white clouds. The sun is drowned in white clouds. It is a sign of a storm to see a ring around the moon. The stars are always bright before frost. In the harvest when the sun sets red it is a sign of frost also. When the cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of a storm. It is the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Mac Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Letterbarra, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- William Gallagher
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Letterbarra, Co. Donegal
