School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSr. Teresita
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0177, Page 020
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile
- XML Page 020
- XML (no title)
- XML “Signs of the Weather”
- XML “Signs of the Weather”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
(no title)
“There is an acre there...”
I will plough from morning until night
With horses pair I do declare and a plough that is alright
A sod nine inches I will take each time I go up and down
And if you answer this correct I will give you half a crown -
- 1. Before a storm the stars are dancing and glittering in the sky or often a thunderstorm follows.
2. Rain - Before a heavy rainfall the birds are seen flying extremely low, almost touching the earth. Before rain the dog gets sleepy and sick and eats grass. The hills apparently draw near
The sea gets rough and wild
All the winged insects are busy flying and buzzing about.
The smoke ascend directly from chimney to the clouds. - 1. A halo around the moon denotes rain and storm
2. The stars glittering in a clear sky denotes frost
3. The red sky denotes storm
4. The rainbow denotes rain
5. The south east winds brings rain to us(continues on next page)
