School: Caisleán an Fhrinnsigh (roll number 11707/10648)
- Location:
- Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheál Mac Shiúrtáin
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- (continued from previous page)creaking, it is a sign of wet weather also. If we hear the curfew whistling, it is the sure sign of bad weather, and if we hear the pump whistling, it is the sign of bad weather also.
When the corn is sore in your toe, it is the sign of very bad weather. When we see big white clouds floating about in the sky we are sure of very bad weather.
When the crane goes north it is the sign of bad weather, and when she goes east, it is the sign of good weather.
When the swallows fly low it is a sure sign of bad weather.
John Mannion
Loughanloy
Ballinasloe
I heard all these signs of rain at home
- Collector
- John Mannion
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughaunboy, Co. Galway
