School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

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   sign of good weather.
   When the swallows fly low it is the sign of rain.
   When the cat lies with her back to the fire it is the sign of rain.
   When the curlew is screaming in winter it is the sign of bad weather.
   When you see fleecy clouds in the sky it is the sign of rain.
   If you hear the moor fowl it is the sign of rain.
   If you see the sun go down in red it is the sign of good weather next day.
   If you see the cat wash its face in front of the fire it is the sign of rain.
   When the pigs look towards the sky it is the sign of rain.

   Signs of Rain.-
   When old people's pains get worse.
   When corns start to pain.
   When chimneys refuse to draw smoke.
   When concrete starts to weep.
   When soot falls from the chimney.
   When bats and owls begin to roam.
   When spiders leave their webs.
   When ducks quack loud.
   When the cricket sings sharp.
   When the walls are damp.
   When the ditches smell.

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   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid O' Dwyer

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Peggy Kavanagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny