School: Dubhais (roll number 16323)
- Location:
- Dooish, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 283
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- If the cat sits with her back to the fire it is said to be the sign of a storm.
When a dog eats grass it is a sign of rain.
When there is goat's hair in the sky it is also said to be a sign of wet weather.
A rainbow at night is the sailor's delight but, a rainbow in the morning is the sailors warning.
If the crows make a big noise when in their nests in the evening it is a sign of rain.
When the cat is washing herself if she lifts up her paw and washes behind her ear it is a sign of rain.
When the swallows fly low it is a sign that there will be plenty of rain.
If there is a great frost in the morning it is a good sign.
If a donkey roars it is a sign of rain.
If a cat scrapes at the ground in the evening it is a bad sign.
If there is a great frost in the morning it is a good sign.
- Collector
- Molly Mc Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dooish, Co. Donegal
