School: Dubhais (roll number 16323)
- Location:
- Dooish, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: -
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- WHen you are taking in the cows and them to go to the top of the hill it is a bad sign.
When you see the crane going up the river it is a sign of rain. When you think the hills are very near you it is a sign of rain.
If the sun is loaded with clouds in the sky it is a sign of rain
- If the wind follows the sun round to the west and then comes back again it is a good sign but if the wind follows the sun nearly round to the west it is a bad sign.
When the water-hens are to be seen it indicates stormy weather. - Collector
- George Stewart
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappry, Co. Donegal
- If there is a rainbow on Saturday it is a sign that the following week will be showery.
When the west wind blows it is a sign of rain.
When the soot falls it is a sign of rain.
When the geese fly it is a sign of high wind.
If the sheep come down from the top of the mountain it is a sign of rain.
If the crickets sing it is a sign of rain.
