School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 027
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cluain Meacan
- XML Page 027
- XML “Weather Signs”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Weather SignsWhen the cat sits with his back to the fire it is the sign of bad weather.When the hills look very near and clear, it is the sign rain will follow.When the cat scrapes timber with his claw it is the sign of rain. If the sky is red in the morning it denotes high wind or storm, and a rosy sunset denotes a fine day to follow. If a rainbow appears on the sky on Friday evening it is the sign the following week will be bad. When the wild geese are flying North it is the sign of frost. When the crows are flying low and perching near the ditches it is the sign of a storm.
