School: Cill Fhínghín (roll number 16222)
- Location:
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0277
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- Seagulls fly inland, when it is the sign of a gale.
The swallows fly low when it is the sign of rain.
The dog lies drowsy by the fireside when it is the sign of rain.
If the cock crows in the morning it is the sign of a fine day.
The dog eats grass when it is the sign of rain.
If the sun has a red setting it is the sign of a fine morrow.
If the sun has a pale setting it is the sign of a wet morrow.
"Evening red and morning gray,
Set the traveller on his way,
Evening gray and morning red,
Brings down rain upon his head".
"A rainbow in the morning,
is the shepards warning,
A rainbow in the night
Is the shepards delight".
"Rain before seven
Fine before eleven"
- Collector
- James Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Caheradine, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Caheradine, Co. Galway
