School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile
- Location:
- Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSr. Teresita
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- (continued from previous page)Stars:
(a) It is a sign of frost when the shine very brightly
(b) A narrow ring round the moon is a sign of rain
Old Sayings
"The wind is from the mountain there will be rain" (North wind)
"Knocknasithe is capped" - (mist on it - west wind brings the most rain)
N.B(Knocknasithe is a hill to North of Collooney)
- Signs of Bad Weather:-
(a) When soot falls down the chimney.
(b) When spiders creep from cobwebs.
(c) When frogs change from yellow to brown
(d) When fishes rise in the streams.
Good Weather (a) When sheep go to top of mountain
(b) The sun sinks deep and red
(c) The frogs turn bright yellow
(d) The mountains seen far away
Signs of storm: Blue blazes are seen in the fire
(b) When the wind blows from the North
(c) When the waves rise high - Collector
- Eileen O' Grady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnamanagh, Co. Sligo
