Weather Love
Collected by May Clarke, a pupil of Killagh School, from her grandmother, Mrs Clarke, Killaghmore, and from Mrs Regan, Ballymabilla
Written on 11-1-'38
Signs of Rain
1. When the sky seems low down and appears to us in the distance to touch the hilltops
2. If the moon appears dull and a ring around it
3. If the clouds are black and move quickly across the sky
4. A rainbow in the evening
5. West and South-West winds
6. If the sun looks hazy and rays down from it
7. If the cat sits with his back to the fire
8. When the cricket sings by the fireside
9. If we see the dog eating grass
10. If a blue flame appears in the fire
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