School: Dromad (roll number 16781)
- Location:
- Drumod, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Millicent "Nuabhroinn"
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- XML “The Signs of the Weather”
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- One sign of the weather is when a cat has his or her back to the fire it is a sign of stormy weather, or when a donkey has its back to a hedge it means the same.
When a cat scrapes the legs of a table it is a sign of rain.
When a dog drinks water or eats grass it is a sign of rain.
When one's corns are sore it is a sign of rain.
When the swallows fly low it is also a sign of rain.
When one can smell the smoke of a train it is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Netta Thornton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Derrycarne Demesne, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Henry Thornton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Carpenter
- Address
- Derrycarne Demesne, Co. Leitrim
