School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 456
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Weather Lore1. If the cat when washing her face puts her paw across her ear, in the act of rubbing, it will rain soon after, and floods may be expected.
2. If the dog eats grass it is a sign of coming rain.
3. If the crane (heron) flies up the river (that is in the direction the stream is coming from ) it is a sign that good weather is coming. If it flies down bad weather soon follows.
4. When the swans cackle loudly that is the sign of approaching storm.
5. The coming of the wild geese tells us that bad weather will soon follow.
6. When the crows feed near the houses we expect cold wet weather.
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Jane Mulvey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rantoge Glebe, Co. Leitrim
