School: Cill Ábhaill
- Location:
- Killavil, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conláin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0397
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- When the dog eats grass there will be bad weather.
When the cat puts her face to the fire there will be good weather. When the cows go up the hill there will be good weather.
When the swallows fly low there will be bad weather.
When the ashes seem blue it's a sign of a storm.
When the smoke goes up straight there will be good weather.
When the sky looks near there will be rain.
- When distant hills look near there will be rain.
When the sky looks high there will be good weather.
When the cat scrapes the broom there will be rain.
When the birds fly in great flocks there will be bad weather.
When the cows move away there will be good weather.
When the sky turns red there will be frost.
When there are a lot of stars in the sky it is a sign of frost. - Collector
- Nora Rafferty
- Gender
- Female
