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School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow

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Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 316

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  1. Weather Signs

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    Mare's tails in the sky = sign of rain
    A new moon on its back = " " bad weather
    Reddening in the morning if spreading upwards is a bad sign but if it goes downwards towards the horizon it is a sign of good weather
    The dust blowing & whilrling around is a sign of rain.
    Crows flying high, if they undulate in their flight is a sign of a storm.
    Crows flying in the morning to feeding grounds if they turn back early is a sign of rain.
    Robin in the butt of a bush = sign of rain
    Robin " " top of a bush = " of fine weather
    Robin in the middle of a bush = sign of showery weather
    Tá sé ag learthainn arsa an capill
    Níl sé " " " " abhó
    Tá sé te arsa an Caora
    Ta sé fuar arsa an gabhar
    When swans come to a place its a sign of a change in the weather.
    When wild geese leave a place tis a sure sign of bad weather in the place they leave.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Gaull
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny