School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)
- Location:
- Quay Street, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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- Goats on the hill-top is a sign of good weather.
- Leaves whirling round on the country roads after a gust of wind are a sure sign of storm. When insects are near the ground they are a sign of rain and vice versa.
- Before rain it gets cold; also in the Sligo district when one sees the sea-gulls gather on waste ground outside the town it is said to be another sign.
About ten miles outside the town of Sligo is a place called Tireragh beside the sea. There is a cave in the cliffs and when the tide comes in, it flows into the cave and makes a roaring sound. This sound, when heard in Sligo portends rain and storm.
