School: Cloonagh Boys' National School
- Location:
- Coolrawer, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: P. O Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0184
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- (continued from previous page)back to the fire or scraping the door it is a sign of bad weather also.
Hens and bees = When the hens are going in shelter it is a sign of a shower approaching. When the bees are noticed going to their hives after gathering honey it is a sign of a shower coming also.
Dust on the roadway = When there is dust blowing on the roadway it is a sign of a storm or rain approaching.
Smoke = When the chimney is puffing it is a sign of rain and bad weather.
Blue light in the "Gneasach" [?] = "Gneasac" it is a sign of snow and frost.
Winds = When the north wind blows it is a sign of snow, and cold frosty weather The south wind brings rain. The wind that brings rain mostly to my district is the south-west wind. The wind that blows from the east is not fit for man or beast.
Rainbow = It is an old saying - A rainbow in the morning is a sheperd's warning and a rainbow in the night is a sheperd's delight.
Farm animals = When the farm animals are running for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Cawley
- Gender
- Male
