School: Na Creaga
- Location:
- Creggs, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 266
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- To hear a curlew whistling is a sign of rain.
When the crows are flying low it is a sign of rain.
When the horse stands against the ditch it is a sign of rain.
When the sun goes down red, it is a sign of rain.
When there is a ring round the moon it is a sign of rain.
When the sky is red it is a sign of rain.
When the sky is clouded, it is a sign of wind.
When there is a fog, it is the sign of fine weather.
When the soot is falling, it is a sign of rain.
Another sign of rain is to see a blue blaze in the fire.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ciss Cunniffe
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Creggauns, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Cunniffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creggauns, Co. Galway
