School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSr. Teresita
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- (continued from previous page)6. When the Griosac shows purple, sign of great storm.
7. The cat with her back to the fire denotes storm.
8. Dogs eating grass-denotes rain.
9. The croaking of frogs, a sign of rain.
10. When mountains are a dark purple it is a sign of rain
11. When smoke comes up the chimney and turns down it is a sign of rain.
- 1 Signs of Rain
(a) Crickets sing sharply
(b) Ducks quack noisily
(c) Dogs eat grass
(d) Cat scratches leg of chair or table
(e) Goats come down from the mountain
(f) Soot falls down
(g) Flags and stone floors "weep"
(h) Mist descends on the mountain
2. Signs of Snow
(a) A robin comes into the house
(b) Starlings gather near the haggard
(c)
3. Signs of Thunder
(a) White edge on clouds or red tinge through them
4. When a Rainbow appears early in the week weather breaks during the week.
5. Good Weather
(a) To hear a bell ringing at a distance
(b) To hear the train at a distance
(c) Mist rising up off the hills(continues on next page) - Collector
- Lucy Cawley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnamanagh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Felix Cawley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Kilnamanagh, Co. Sligo
