School: Goirtín
- Location:
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 211
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- (continued from previous page)When the animals gather on the hill tops in Summer, it is the sign of fine weather.
The people say that it is going to rain when they see the rain-bow in the sky in the morning, and when there is a black stripe across the sun or when there is a black ring around the moon.
When the smoke goes up straight, it is a sign of rain or when there is a blue blaze in the fire, it is a sign of rain.
White ragged clouds being blown across the sky, it is a sign of a storm.
If the crows are standing on the walls, it is going to be fine.
It is the sign of rain if the cat or dog is lying near the fire.
When the cock crows that is the sign that the weather will clear up.
When there are rays out of the Sun when it is setting in the evening, it is a bad sign of the weather.
The stars are covered by the clouds when we are going to have thunder.
When the dogs eat grass and bones, we will have rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Carr
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Paddy Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Patrick Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs K Carr
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Temple, Co. Galway
