School: Tubbercurry (B.) (roll number 15574)
- Location:
- Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Peadar Mc Donagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 288
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- (continued from previous page)with great alarm as it is a sign of continuous rain, but a rainbow in the evening is not looked upon with any alarm as the spell of bad weather is not to (^) continue. The wind blowing from the east and south-east is a sign of good weather. The wind blowing from the north is a sign of cold weather, sometimes bringing frost and snow.
When the seagulls come inland it is a sign of storm. If the swallows fly high it is a sign of fine weather but if they fly low it is looked upon as a sure sign of rain. The robin is looked upon as being the best weather prophet of all. He becomes so bold as to come into the house to you looking for something to eat at the approach of snow.
The sheep are also good weather prophets as they will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Molloy
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- P. Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Male
