School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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- (continued from previous page)During bad or broken weather, the Sundays are always good and fine. This is very remarkable here.
Of course the common belief about St. Swithin's Day. If it rains on that day, it will rain, every day, for the following 40 days.
Midges are an evil omen. If they are plentiful and "busy" or annoying the people, a sign of rain.
If piss-mires[?] are plentiful on the road or on the bog, torrents of rain.
If remarkable heat from the fire, bad or broken weather to follow.
This is remarkable in the following manner. Suppose we have a few good day and that some(continues on next page)
