School: Naomh Colmcille, Leitir Cheanainn
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Mháthair Ignatius Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 025
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- The general topic of conversation when people meet is the weather. It is said that when the swallows are flying low that there is going to be very bad weather and when they are flying high there is going to be good weather.
When it is gping to rain the hills of Glenswilly are very cloudy. It is said that a heavy rain storm is a reminder of God's promise that the world will not be lost again by flood.
There is a saying that when the cat sits with its back to the fire that is the sign of a very bad storm. When the sky is very red at night it is the sign of good weather. A very bright stary sky is the sign of frost. When corns of people's feet pain them they will tell you it is going to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Mc Granaghan
- Gender
- Female
