School: Pollréamoinn (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Pollremon, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Duibhghiolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0014, Page 110
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- 1. When the Western sky is red that is a sign of wind.
2. When the crows and swallows fly high that is a sign of good weather and when they fly low that is a sign of bad weather.
3. When the hill of Abbey looks near the is a sign of bad weather and when it looks far away it is a sign of good weather.
4. When you hear the train coming into Ballinglough which is five miles away that is a sign of rain.
5. When the old men's corns are sore that is sign of rain.
6. when there is a blue blaze in the fire that is a sign of rain and when there is a white blaze in the fire that is a sign of snow.
7. When the dog eats grass that is a sign of good weather and when he drinks water out of a spring that is a sign of bad weather.
8. when the frogs come into the house in the winter that is a sign of rain and when they come into the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dan Hussey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonmaghaura, Co. Galway
