School: Sráid na Trágha, Tralee (roll number 12356)
- Location:
- Strand Street, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 242
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- Swallows fly low rain is nigh
Swallows fly high rain is far. When the sky is red it is supposed to be a sign of fine weather. When the wind blows down the chimney it is a sign of bad weather. When the sea gets rough and the surfice is grey it is a sign of a storm. When the sea birds start calling it's a sign of rain. If a cat turns his back to the fire it is believed that it is a sign of bad weather. When the mountains appear near it is a sign of rain.
Written by
Willie Quill.
When the goats come down from the mountains to the lower slopes it is a sign of bad weather. This was written by a lot of boys.
- Collector
- Willie Quill
- Gender
- Male
