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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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  1. Signs of the Weather from Flies, Bees, Ants and Snails

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    Signs of the weather from flies, bees, ants, and snails.
    1. When the flies fly low that is a sign of rain.
    2. When the stable fly stings horses and cows, that is a sign of rain.
    3. If the bumble bee is out late I’m the evening that is a sign of rain.
    4. If the ants are scattered out on the grass that is also a sign of rain.
    5. If the snails are out in the evening it is a sign of rain.
    Josephine Costelloe
    Feeragh
    Caherlistrane
    Got from Thomas Costelloe, age 45.
    Feeragh,
    Caherlistrane
    Co. Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Costelloe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Costelloe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway