School: Cnoc Luachra (roll number 12653)
- Location:
- Knockloughra, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Móghráin
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- (continued from previous page)When you see wild geese it is the sign of frost
White foam coming in with tide sign of storm and grey foam sign of good weather.
When sky is red in evening the next day will be dry.
- Cat with back to fire bad weather, Blue light in fire, next day will be wet. Crows gong to shore means wet weather. Ring on sun (?) it will be wet. White foam on incoming tide sign of storm. Grey foam sign of good weather. Dog eating grass sign of bad weather.
- Collector
- Áine Ní Cheallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Rosturk, Co. Mayo
- Cat with back to fire, dog eating grass, mountain looking near, signs of bad weather.
Clouds running sign of storm
Wild geese going to mountain sign of frost
Circle round moon sign of frost
Sea sounding sign of good weather.
