School: Gort na Díogha (roll number 15587)

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1. Pishrogues (continued)

   

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   Sending for Midwife
   When people would be sending for a midwife they would bring an ass and cart with them. She would sit with her back turned to the ass coming on the call.

   

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2. Pisrogue

   

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   It is not right to stir clay after sunset, and it is not right to stir clay before sunrise in the morning.

   

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3. Signs of Weather

   

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   When soot falls we are to have rain. When the blaze in the fire is blue we are to have rain. Frost or snow when the wind is from the north. When the sun goes down in a cloud we will have rain. When the dog eats grass we are to have rain. When the cat begins scratching a door, chair of wood this signifies a storm. When the smoke goes up straight out of the chimney we are to have rain. When a frog is yellow - good weather. When he's of a black colour rain is foretold.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Michael Mc Guire

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   84

   Address

   Ballyhard, Co. Galway