School: Cillín Dubh (roll number 9691)
- Location:
- Killeenduff, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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- Weather Lore
People say that if you see the cat scraping the leg of the chair it is a sign of bad weather.
When you see a ring round the moon it is also a sign of bad weather.
If you see smoke in a house it is a sign of frost.
It is said that when you hear the crickets chirping it is a sign of rain.
In this locality people say that if there comes a shower and if you see the donkey turning his back to it that it is a sign that the rest of the day will be wet.
If you see the fire burning very brightly it is a sign of snow.
When you see the birds gathering around the door it is a sign of snow also.
When you see the birds gathering around the door it is a sign of rain also.
When you see soot falling from the chimney it is also a sign of rain.
When the Ox mountains look near it is a sign of bad weather and when they look far away it is a sign of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie M. Kilcullen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeenduff, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs J. Kilcullen
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Killeenduff, Co. Sligo
