School: Cashen, Baile Dubh, Tráighlí (roll number 14992)

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1. Birds (continued)

   

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   It isn't right to kill a magpie, because you'ld have bad luck. It is lucky to have crows build their nests in the trees around a person's house. It is not lucky to shoot crows when they build near a house. 'Tis lucky to have sparrows build their nests around a house. It is unlucky to kill a robinnín red-breast. If you killed a swallow, you cows would milk blood. If you heard the cuckoo through your left ear, it is a sign of bad luck. If you hear the cuckoo through your right ear for the first time, you'll be lucky for the rest of the year. If you split a magpie's tongue with a red sixpence, he'd talk.

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2. Signs of The Weather

   

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   If a cat scrapes a chair, tis a sign of rain.
   If a cat sits with his back to the fire, it is a sign of rain.
   Evening red, and morning grey,
   Is the best appearance of a fine day.
   Evening grey, and morning red,
   Makes the sailor shake his head.
   If a black cat claws timber, tis a sign of rain.

   

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