School: Knockconan (roll number 15654)
- Location:
- Knockconan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0959, Page 084
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- The people of this district say that when the floor's get wet it is a sign of rain.
When there are goat's hairs in the sky it is a sign of rain.
When a dog is seen eating grass it is a sign of rain.
Donkey's roaring, ducks quacking, crickets singing, dogs drinking water, these are all signs of rain.
When swallows fly low it is a sign of rain also. When the smoke goes to the ground rain may be expected.
The people of this district say that the larger the ring round the moon is the nearer the storm. If it rains on Saint Swithen's day people say it will rain for forty days.
When the wind blows from the South West we generally have rain. When a cat sits with her back to the fire its a sign of rain.
When salt gets damp it is a sign of rain.
When stars fall at night it is a sign of rain.When frogs spawn far in, in the water it is a sign of a dry summer.
When they spawn at the edge it is a sign of wet summer.
When they come into the house it is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ethna Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fort Singleton, Co. Monaghan
