School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)
- Location:
- Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: S. Ó Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)weather, and if it is coming from the South we will have bad weather.
15. If the sut falls down in the chimney there will be rain.
16. If the curlews are flying about we will have rain.
17. If there is a blue blaze in the fire there will be rain.
18. If there is line of crows on a ditch there will be storm
19. When the curlews go up to the mountain there will be good weather.
20. When the mountains are clear, and a blue shade on them, there will be good weather.
21. When there is a fog on the hills, it is a bad sign of the weather.
22. If there sun goes gown red, it is the sign of good weather.
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24 When Rheenation starts to trouble old people, it is the sign of rain.
25. When the moon is clouded, it is the sign of rain.
26. If the wind blows from the West, it is the sign of rain.
27.If the frogs starts to hop and crawl on the grass, sign of rain.
28.If a person takes the toothache, it is the sign of storm.
29. If the cat scrapes at anything, it is the sign of storm.
30. When the wild geese are flying low, that is the sign of snow.
31. When the cattle are running about everywhere, that is snow.
32. If the new moon is lying on its side, it is the sign of snow.
33. If there are white stripes on the sky, that is the sign of frost.
34. When the wind blows from born it is the sign of snow.
35. When there is rainbow in the sky it is the sign of rain.
When the sun is shining, and it to be raining. The Devil.(continues on next page)
