School: Ss. Peter & Paul (B.), Balbriggan
- Location:
- Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Liam Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 311
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- One Day I was down on the quay watching the fishing boats come in. Suddenly a lot of sea gulls came in the direction of the land shrieking and a fisherman said it was a sign of bad weather at sea. I asked him for some more and he told me these-
1. When the seabirds are flying high it is a sign of good weather
2. When the evening is red and the morning is grey it is a sign of a fine day.
3. When the morning is red and the evening is grey be prepared for bad weather
4.An old belief is that to kill a spider is a sign of bad weather
5. When there are soldiers on the kettle it is a sign of bad weather
6. When the wind is from the north or north-east it is a sign of a very cold winter
- Collector
- James Corrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mrs A. Corrigan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
