School: Gearrbhaile (Garbh-dhoire?) (roll number 12110)
- Location:
- Garbally, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Giollabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 182
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- Old sayings about the weather.
Make hay while the sun shines
Rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning.
Rainbow in the evening is the shepherd's delight.
The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow.
Signs of rain
When crows lie on the walls
When animals turn their backs to the ditch.
When crows fly off during the day to the woods and hedges.
When there is a fog during the day
When the train is heard at a distance.
When the sun shines brightly early in the morning.
Signs of storm.
When birds fly into the woods.
When the wind begins to blow strongly at mid-night
When curlews fly to and fro in the sky.
Signs of snow.
When the wind blows from the North.
When the sky suddenly turns black.
Signs of fine Weather.
When the cuckoo sings loudly.
When birds sing loudly in the evening.
Signs of rain by natural Objects.
When the sky is gray.
When midges fly low in swarms on a fine day(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Gilligan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Doonaun, Co. Galway
