School: Clonshough
- Location:
- Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: C. Ní Bhroin
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- When the smoke comes straight out of a chimney it is a sign of good weather.
When the butter gets hard is a sign of frost.
When a person sees the hills very clear it is a sign of rain.
There is a saying that when a spider is killed it is going to rain.
Collected by Matt McGuiness, Belcamp, Raheny, Co. Dublin.
From Mr. Chris McGuiness Belcamp. 14-1-38Collected by Mary Hickey. Belcamp.(continues on next page)
- When the cats sit with their backs to the fire it is a sign of a storm.
When you see a flock of wild geese it is a sign of bad weather.
When you see "suckers" from the sun it is a sign of bad weather.
When you see red in the sky it is a sign of bad weather.
When the fire lights all on one - Collector
- Matt Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Belcamp, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mr Chris Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Belcamp, Co. Dublin
