School: Mullach Ruadh (roll number 10654)
- Location:
- Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Nia
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- (continued from previous page)looking pale or if the light from it is very bright rain is sure to follow If it gets very hot suddenly during the day in Summer time we say it is a "pet day" or it is boiling the rainSkyIf the sky contains dark clouds and that they seem to travel quickly heavy rain may be expectedRoadIf there are fogs of dust on the road we say it is the fairies that is doing it and that rain will followInsectsIf the rain is full of small flies we are certain to have rainIf old people who suffer from corns complain that they are paining them even though they pained them they say it is the sign of rain. or if people who suffer from rhuemathism says that their pains are bad rain is coming
- Collector
- Olive Mullaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Gann
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
