School: Cillíní Díoma (roll number 15071)
- Location:
- Killeenadeema, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Uinsionn Ó Conáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0234
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- The signs that foretell the weather.
The dog eating grass is the sign of rain.
When the ashes in the fire looks blue it is the sign of rain.
When you see the cat scratching the timber its the sign of a storm.
When the moon is on its back or a ring around it its the sign rain.
When the cobwebs are woven around the grass rain will follow.
when the robin comes in the window its the sign of snow.
If the sun goes down red its the sign of fine weather.
When the curlews go down its the sign of rain.
When the wind is from the south its the sign of rain.
When the swallows are flying low its the sign of bad weather.
When the hissminer[?] fly around its the sign of bad weather.
A dog sleeping very much is the sign of rain.
When the root falls its the sign of rain.
