School: Cnuicín na hAbhann
- Location:
- Knockeennahone, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dairmuid Ó Teangnaigh
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- Weather Lore received from P. J. Keane of Direen, Scartaglin.
He heard it, as a young man, from a labourer named Thomas Devane, also of Direen, who died about 35 years ago, aged 92 YEARS.
It is a good sign of the weather to see the wild geese flying to the north, and a bad sign to seem them flying to the south.
In summer it is a very bad sign of the weather to see the crows flying low down on the meadow or perching on the sides of "wines" of hay. It is a bad sign to see swallows flying low, and a good sign to see swallows flying high.When the "crane" (heron) flies against the water of a river, it is the sign of a flood. When the cat sits near the fire, cold weather is coming.When the white birds fly inland from the sea it is a sign of rain.Soot falling in great quantities is a sure sign of a change of weather, from very dry to very wet; or from very wet to very dry.There is a small stream flowing by the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick J. Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Derreen, Co. Kerry
